Event Type
Papers Read
Start Date
19-6-2023 1:30 PM
End Date
19-6-2023 2:15 PM
Description
These papers are restricted to conference participants and are not available for download. These essays will be published at a later date in a volume from ORU Press.
'From Creeks to the River Ganges’ is how this paper conceptualises the ‘small man history’ of the Pentecostal evangelist, Reverend Newton Emmanuel Singh (henceforth, Singh) (1930-2014). His story reflects a humble highland creek, which when joined up with other creeks and streams becomes the Ganges. Informed by the theoretical notions of ‘micro history’ and ‘small data’, his story, as that of a creek, begins on the Himalayan Highlands and contributes to the ‘river’ of Pentecostal Christianity in the Hindi heartland of northern India.1 The argument is simple: Singh was a Spirit-empowered evangelist who also trained disciples for mission permeated with worship and service. This story may inspire some but, when articulated with other micro stories, its significance as a contributor to vernacular Christianity may become more visible and better appreciated.
‘From Creeks to the Ganges: A ‘Small Man History’ of the Pentecostal Evangelist
These papers are restricted to conference participants and are not available for download. These essays will be published at a later date in a volume from ORU Press.
'From Creeks to the River Ganges’ is how this paper conceptualises the ‘small man history’ of the Pentecostal evangelist, Reverend Newton Emmanuel Singh (henceforth, Singh) (1930-2014). His story reflects a humble highland creek, which when joined up with other creeks and streams becomes the Ganges. Informed by the theoretical notions of ‘micro history’ and ‘small data’, his story, as that of a creek, begins on the Himalayan Highlands and contributes to the ‘river’ of Pentecostal Christianity in the Hindi heartland of northern India.1 The argument is simple: Singh was a Spirit-empowered evangelist who also trained disciples for mission permeated with worship and service. This story may inspire some but, when articulated with other micro stories, its significance as a contributor to vernacular Christianity may become more visible and better appreciated.
