From the perspective of religious development, the missionary work of Christianity in India has had little effect. What is the reason?

Just as the inhabitants of India in the Middle Ages were in full swing, western colonialists broke in. At first, people in this ancient land, whether Mughal Empire or small kingdoms everywhere, whether Muslims, Hindus or Sikhs, did not pay special attention to this matter, nor did they see the serious consequences these westerners brought to their future destiny. Some even regard westerners as a card in order to strengthen their own strength and attack others. Westerners first came for trade, then Christian missionaries, and finally they wanted to completely control this land and become the masters of this new world.

The spread of Christianity to India in modern times was synchronized with the invasion of western colonists. 1May 498 17, vasco da gama arrived at the west coast of India. 1502, da gama came to India for the second time and occupied some strongholds. Throughout the16th century, Portugal ruled the East, and the Catholic order supported by Portugal began to send missionaries to the East. 15 17, Franciscan missionaries arrived in goa.

1542, Shapiro, a Jesuit missionary, arrived in the fruit river in the name of Pope Paul III sent by King Joao III of Portugal. Shamuli absorbed many low-caste people from India to join Catholicism, and instigated them to tear down Hindu temples, destroy idols and build Catholic churches. 1579, two Jesuits were sent to the Mughal Palace. 1594, Jesuits Javier and Siha were invited to the Mughal Palace, but their efforts to persuade the Mughal rulers to convert to Christianity ended in vain.

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/kloc-At the beginning of the 0/7th century, Jesuit Nobelli went to Goa. He changed the missionary strategy to Europeanize Indians, dressed in Brahmin costumes, learned the local language, preached in an easy-to-understand way, and combined the cultural and psychological characteristics of Indians. As a result, many high-caste Hindus converted to Catholicism. But Noble's strategy was condemned by the Holy See.

/kloc-since the 0/7th century, the forces of the Netherlands, Britain, Denmark and other countries have successively entered India, and Protestant sects have also begun to preach in India. /kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, the Dutch established the United East India Company in India, replacing the Portuguese, and Dutch reformist missionaries began to infiltrate into India. 16 16, the Danes established the Danish East India Company. 1705, two missionaries from Harley University in Germany were sent to India by the King of Denmark to preach. /kloc-in 0/600, Britain established the East India Company, and British Protestant missionaries also came to India. Among them, Henry Martin (1781-1812) is the most influential priest in China. He arrived in India in 1806. In 18 10, he translated the Bible and the New Testament in Hindi, and later translated them into Arabic and Persian. All Christian sects, including the Jesuits, regard running schools, hospitals and charities as an important part of their missionary activities, hoping to arouse local people's goodwill and urge them to convert, which is really effective and indirectly promotes the formation and development of culture, education and health in modern India.

The spread of Christianity in India is not entirely the gentle appeal of Christian spirit to Indians, but closely related to colonial aggression and slavery. The Portuguese took direct and brutal measures to persecute local residents, destroy their religious beliefs and force them to convert to Christianity. Within the sphere of influence of Portuguese such as Goa, they forcibly gathered Hindu children for Christian education, destroyed Hindu temples, set up religious courts, tortured and burned Hindus and Muslims.

The British should be tactful. For local princes and religious leaders, they began to adopt a policy of appeasement and did not intervene or interfere in the struggle between local people. In fact, they are sitting on the mountain watching tigers fight. Of course, in due course, the British will not give up military means to expand their power. The British usually use money to buy off the local leaders of the local indigenous States and become the annual salary recipients and pension recipients of the East India Company, thus making those indigenous States British territory. They also invented a "transfer system", that is, after the death of a childless prince, he was not allowed to transfer his country to his adopted son, but was accepted by the British and gradually occupied Indian territory in a peaceful way.

On the surface, the British generally do not directly interfere with the religious beliefs of the local people, but they want to completely change India's social system, cultural traditions and lifestyle and make it colonial, that is, British. In fact, the impact on the traditional religious life of Indians is much more serious than direct and simple religious intervention. Therefore, Indians' resistance to this policy is no less than resistance to military repression. 1806, the Commander-in-Chief and the Governor of Madras Province issued regulations requiring Indian mercenaries to wear novel headscarves and special beards, and it is not allowed to depict sectarian symbols on their foreheads. This was regarded by Indian soldiers as forcing them to convert to Christianity, which led to riots. Britain's annexation of the Oder River, the expulsion of the Mughal emperor Bahadursa from Delhi's palace, and the annexation of various territories under the "transfer system" have aroused the fear and dissatisfaction of Muslims and Hindus. "Religious customs, such as the abolition of widow martyrdom and infanticide, the legalization of widow remarriage, and the legal recognition of the inheritance rights of those who give up traditional religious beliefs. The spread of western education, the promotion of women's education, and the construction of railways and telegrams are all regarded by many Indian soldiers and citizens as indirectly destroying Hinduism and Islam and making this country a Christian world. People think that centuries of religious prejudice and extremely valuable social customs will not be consolidated. " The social reform carried out by the British in India has injected a new form of civilization into Indian social life, which can be said to be of progressive significance. But in the eyes of most Indians at that time, it was a great threat to their traditional way of life and traditional religion.