When a convert is defending his new faith in the old climate, he must have fine tools. When a man becomes a Christian in a “Christian” country, what is required of him is that he renounce his former, personal life, not the life of his culture and his heritage. This becomes a personal commitment indicating the change of his private heart, but the change is not of necessity a judgment of his heritage and his culture. But in a country such as India, where the Christian religion is not part of the heritage and culture, it is required of the convert to renounce not only his private past, but also
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