Sheds light on the attitudes of the Hindu caste system that have spilled over into Muslim South Asian attitudes
Bishop John Joseph is a charismatic and interesting figure in the history of Christianity in Asia
'Through this book, Linda Walbridge does more than analyze social and religious questions - she brings the reader into the very heart of a community that is struggling for justice and puts a human face on urgent questions of interreligious relations that are dear to Muslims and Christians alike.' - Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies
'I know of no other book which so well describes the plight of the Christians, Catholics and Protestants alike, in present day Pakistan.' - Islam and Christians - Muslim Relations
Linda S. Walbridge is an adjunct faculty member in the Anthropology Department at Indiana University. She is the author of the book Without Forgetting the Imam: Shi'i Islam in an American Community (Wayne State University Press) and the editor of The Most Learned of the Shi'a: the Institution of the Marja'Taqlid (Oxford University Press). She specializes in Shi'ism and minorities in Islamic societies.
Part 1: From Exodus to Bondage
Part 2: The World of the Bishop