Christian Moderns

"Across much of the postcolonial world, Christianity has often become inseparable from ideas and practices linking the concept of modernity to that of human emancipation. To explore these links, the author undertakes a rich ethnographic study of the century-long encounter, from the colonial Dutch East Indies to post-independence Indonesia, among Calvinist missionaries, their converts, and those who resist conversion. This book illuminates a wide range of debates in social and cultural theory as it explores language, materiality, and morality".--BOOKJACKET.