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In Search of Identity: Debates on Religious Conversions in India
This builds on a historical account of Hindu-Christian debates from the days of the Raj and analyzes the later of later discussions in the Indian Parliament and also the roles of legislative measures adopted. the study seeks to reveal the major arguments against conversion, for it offers critiques of both while being cognizant of the several reinterpretations of conversion.
272 pages, Hardcover
First published February 13, 2003
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April 26, 2010
Kim has provided a detailed picture on the issue of conversion in India. Seen as a "social phenomenon, conversion has been a major topic of debate for many years and continues to be so. Kim doesn't necessarily provide solutions to this problem but while highlighting the socio-political problems for the reasons he says that "it is also due to different theological searches for the meaning of life and the way to achieve it--"
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