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- ↑ Christians Meeting Hindus: An Analysis and Theological Critique of the Hindu..., by Bob Robinson
- ↑ Catholic Shrines in Chennai, India: The Politics of Renewal and Apostolic Legacy by Thomas Charles Nagy
- ↑ Pentecostals, Proselytization, and Anti-Christian Violence in Contemporary India by Chad M. Bauman