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Jan Sihar Aritonang and Karel Steenbrink (eds.), A History of Christianity in Indonesia, Leiden et al.: Brill 2008, 1004 p., ISBN 978-90-04-17026-1, price € 179.00.

Jan Sihar Aritonang and Karel Steenbrink (eds.), A History of Christianity in Indonesia, Leiden... 104 Book Reviews / Exchange 39 (2010) 87-106 Jan Sihar Aritonang and Karel Steenbrink (eds.), A History of Christianity in Indonesia , Leiden et al. : Brill 2008, 1004 p., ISBN 978-90-04-17026-1, price € 179.00. Th is collective work, volume 35 in the series Studies in Christian Mission , has 21 chapters, drafted by 26 authors, of whom 13 persons have the Indonesian nationality. It sketches the birth, growth, dreams, and problems of Christianity in the pre-colonial era, during the Portuguese period (1511-1605), the Dutch period (1605-1942), and the Japanese period (1942-45), as well as in the post-colonial era of the Indonesian Republic (since 1945). Th ese topics are discussed in the framework of the following three parts of the study: 1. Th e fi rst Christians (until 1800); 2. Chronological and regional surveys (1800-2005); and 3. Issues of national concern (the latter part has no dates in the heading; it mainly deals with specifi c developments in independent Indonesia). A History of Christianity in Indonesia is not the fi rst general survey of the history of Chris- tianity and Christian churches in Indonesia. It has one predecessor in English and at least fi ve predecessors in Dutch, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Exchange Brill

Jan Sihar Aritonang and Karel Steenbrink (eds.), A History of Christianity in Indonesia, Leiden et al.: Brill 2008, 1004 p., ISBN 978-90-04-17026-1, price € 179.00.

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Brill
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© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0166-2740
eISSN
1572-543X
DOI
10.1163/016627410X12560074289360
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104 Book Reviews / Exchange 39 (2010) 87-106 Jan Sihar Aritonang and Karel Steenbrink (eds.), A History of Christianity in Indonesia , Leiden et al. : Brill 2008, 1004 p., ISBN 978-90-04-17026-1, price € 179.00. Th is collective work, volume 35 in the series Studies in Christian Mission , has 21 chapters, drafted by 26 authors, of whom 13 persons have the Indonesian nationality. It sketches the birth, growth, dreams, and problems of Christianity in the pre-colonial era, during the Portuguese period (1511-1605), the Dutch period (1605-1942), and the Japanese period (1942-45), as well as in the post-colonial era of the Indonesian Republic (since 1945). Th ese topics are discussed in the framework of the following three parts of the study: 1. Th e fi rst Christians (until 1800); 2. Chronological and regional surveys (1800-2005); and 3. Issues of national concern (the latter part has no dates in the heading; it mainly deals with specifi c developments in independent Indonesia). A History of Christianity in Indonesia is not the fi rst general survey of the history of Chris- tianity and Christian churches in Indonesia. It has one predecessor in English and at least fi ve predecessors in Dutch,

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