Project Gutenberg 2009-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 597 Carmichael, Amy 1867 1951 Wilson-Carmichael, Amy Carmichael, Amy Wilson Things as they are : $b Mission work in Southern India Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by The Bookworm, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Things as They Are: Mission Work in Southern India" by Amy Carmichael is a missionary account written in the early 20th century. The text explores the realities and challenges of missionary work among the Hindu communities in Southern India, presenting a stark portrayal of the social and spiritual struggles faced by both the missionaries and the people they seek to serve. At the start of the narrative, Carmichael introduces the difficulty of accurately representing the harsh realities of life in India, emphasizing the complexity of the caste system and the deeply entrenched traditions that hinder the acceptance of Christianity. Through her observational lens, we meet various characters, including both native Hindus and fellow missionaries, as they navigate the intricate web of cultural barriers and spiritual opposition. The author candidly describes the urgent and often painful nature of their mission, revealing stories of individuals caught between the allure of the Gospel and the heavy weight of societal expectation. Overall, this opening sets the stage for a critical exploration of faith, culture, and the human spirit's struggle under the burdens of tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Missions -- India India -- Social life and customs BV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 588731 588662 2024-10-12T15:37:52.392332 2023-09-13T06:34:52.360169 text/html text/html 590035 2009-07-16T09:08:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1725500 2009-07-16T09:08:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1785127 2024-10-12T15:38:01.638297 application/epub+zip 1792410 2024-10-12T15:37:54.206363 application/epub+zip 301000 2024-10-12T15:37:53.316333 application/epub+zip 1959463 2024-10-12T15:38:07.640294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1898680 2024-10-12T15:38:00.596300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414486 2022-09-13T15:21:33.297020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518215 2024-10-12T15:37:51.112385 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 517958 2009-07-16T09:08:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 200591 2009-07-16T09:08:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 518039 2009-07-16T09:08:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200590 2009-07-16T09:08:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 518034 2009-07-16T09:08:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200539 2009-07-16T09:08:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23253 2024-10-12T15:38:07.830255 application/rdf+xml 17715 2024-10-12T15:37:53.518328 image/jpeg 2250 2024-10-12T15:37:53.468323 image/jpeg 1727394 2024-10-12T15:37:52.533506 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia