Copyright, 1925, by E. STANLEY JONES All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, Printed in the United States of America First Edition Printed September, 1925 Reprinted October, November, and December, 1925 January, February, March, April, June, July, August (and a second printing PREFACE PERHAPS a few words of caution may be helpful to the reader. To those familiar with India the title of this volume may lead the reader to expect the book to be what it is not-an Indian interpretation of Christ. It is, rather, an attempt to describe how Christ is becoming naturalized upon the Indian Road. The Indian interpretation of Christ must be left to later hands. To those who have no first-hand familiarity with conditions in India another word of caution may be given. The author has tried to be scrupulously careful not to overdraw the picture. He has let non-Christians themselves largely tell the story of the silent revolution in thought that is taking place in India. But even so, the American and English reader must be careful not always to read into the statements of the non-Christians the full content of his own thinking. In that case unwarranted implications may be drawn from them. Christian missions have come to a crisis in India. A new and challenging situation confronts us. If we are to meet it, we must boldly follow the Christ into what are, to us, untried paths. In order to understand these modern |