"To write about Christianity in South Asia is one thing, but quite another to write about South Asia's Christians. A succession of authors--some of them outstanding--tried the first approach but often floundered on the contested issue of indigeneity. By focusing on Christians instead, Chandra Mallampalli's fluid approach signals a welcome shift. Diachronically vast, yet synchronically rich, South Asia's Christians is an inviting read, both for generalists and specialists." -- Richard Fox Young, Timby Chair, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary

"Chandra Mallampalli offers a chronological overview of the Christian faith in this region, ...He is excellent on the multiple kinds of religious dialogue in which Indian Christians have had to engage." -- Philip Jenkins, Christian Century

"The book...could be useful for students and scholars interested in Indian Christianity or Asian Christianity in general. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." -- Choice

"The volume represents the most compelling introduction to South Asian Christianities currently available, at least in English. This may, perhaps, be read as a sign that the field has matured and moved out of the niche to which it has so far been consigned. As such, the book belongs in every university library and many of our graduate and undergraduate syllabi." -- Reid B. Locklin, Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

"Mallampalli writes clearly and accessibly, presumes a non-specialist reader and efficiently and fairly provides all relevant background information. This book certainly could anchor a course in the history of South Asian Christianity, yet it does much more than a textbook, by advancing a distinct thesis: that South Asia's Christians are historically best understood to be situated between Hindu and Muslim, which is elaborated in every chapter. Mallampalli makes a particularly poignant contribution at a moment when the place of Christians and other religious minorities in South Asian political and social life is quite tenuous due to majoritarian Hindu nationalism, which promotes false historical narratives aimed at exclusion." -- Brent Howitt Otto, Reading Religion

"South Asia's Christians is a book that is broad enough to provide an excellent overview, while being scholarly and thorough in a way that would give a seasoned student of religion, Christianity, or history plenty of enticing leads to follow up on. An enjoyable read, it more than succeeds at giving context and life to the deep, rich history of Christian interactions and interrelationships on the Indian subcontinent." -- Zachariah S. Motts, The Asbury Journal

"Mallampalli's book is nothing short of magisterial. It is already a required resourcefor historians working in this field. The book includes several helpful tables and fascinating pictures, along with a thorough glossary, bibliography, and index." -- Dyron Daughrity, International Bulletin of Mission Research

"Indeed, one could even say that this is a brave book that speaks calmly but frankly about the difficulties of being a Christian in South Asia, about violence and marginalization, and about the importance of looking at its diverse Christian community and its long history as a mirror for understanding South Asian history that is especially relevant today." -- Margherita Trento, Nidān: International Journal for Indian Studies