List of Tables and Maps Preface List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction The Study of Christianity in North-west India The Present Study The Nature and Use of the Missionary Archive 2. The Beginnings: 1800 North-west India 21 The Coming of Christianity Conclusions 3. The High Imperial Era: 1858 The Imperial Ethos Education The Religious Challenge The Christian Community Conclusions 4. The North-west in Ferment: 1881 The Changing Context The Urban Elites Urban Women The Rural Dalits The Christian Community Conclusions 5. Towards Independence and Partition: 1919 The Christian Community Christians and Political Movements Nationalism and Missionary Raj Conclusions 6. Christianity in North-west India Since Independence Partition and Its Aftermath The Reorganization and Proliferation of Churches The Institutional Complex The Christian Community Conclusions 7. The North-west in the History of Christianity Glossary Bibliography Index.