Malaysia

An outline of the Story of Christianity in Malaysia 

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CHRISTIANITY IN MALAYSIA, 1990, 1997.

(For the 2002 edition see http://roxborogh.com/malaysia/)

John Roxborogh

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Index Denominations Missionary Societies Ethnic Studies Regional Periods Themes Theses General

This was originally published in 1990 for the Malaysian Church History Study Group by Seminari Theoloji Malaysia and the Catholic Research Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian Church History Series, No. 2.  This WWW Edition was set up in 1997. In October 2002 a more recent edition was made available on http://roxborogh.com/malaysia/ .

This was the second of a series of writings on Malaysian Church History produced by members of the Malaysian Church History Study Group under the auspices of Seminari Theoloji Malaysia and the Catholic Research Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Study Group adopted the following guidelines:

"In its publications the Malaysian Church History Study Group wishes it to be understood that views expressed by individual authors are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publishers, the Study Group, or sponsoring organizations.

At the same time, material accepted for publication is expected to be marked by objectivity of approach, sensitivity to different views that may be held on different subjects, and a sympathetic rather than a partisan approach to issues. We seek to promote writing and research that is of good quality and that is fair to the range of opinions that one would naturally expect to find in any historical project. A balanced approach will seek to concentrate on issues rather than personalities, be understanding of people’s ideals and intentions, and judicious in its analysis. The tone as well as the content is very important. Indignation and condemnation, for example, are inappropriate to the sort of work we are trying to promote."

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. GENERAL WORKS

2.1 Archives and depositories

2.2 Bibliographies

2.3 Periodicals

2.4 General histories, directories and historiography

3. DENOMINATIONAL HISTORIES

3.1 Anglican

3.2 Assemblies of God

3.3 Baptist

3.4 Brethren

3.5 Lutheran

3.6 Mar Thoma and Syrian Orthodox

3.7 Methodist

3.8 Pentecostal churches and the charismatic movement

3.9 Presbyterian

3.10 Roman Catholic

4. MISSIONARY SOCIETIES AND RELIGIOUS ORDERS

4.1 Church Missionary Society

4.2 Jesuits

4.3 London Missionary Society

4.4 Overseas Missionary Fellowship and Borneo Evangelical Mission.

4.5 Redemptorists

4.6 Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus

5. ETHNIC STUDIES

5.1 British

5.2 Chinese

5.3 Dutch

5.4 Iban

5.5 Indian

5.6 Kenyah

5.7 Malay

5.8 Murut

5.9 Orang Asli

5.10 Portuguese

6. REGIONAL HISTORIES

6.1 Perlis

6.2 Kedah

6.3 Penang

6.4 Perak

6.5 Selangor

6.6 Negri Sembilan

6.7 Melaka

6.8 Johore

6.9 Kelantan

6.10 Terengganu

6.11 Pahang

6.12 Sabah

6.13 Sarawak

6.14 Singapore

7. PERIODS

7.1 Before 1511

7.2 Melaka under the Portuguese 1511-1641

7.3 Melaka under the Dutch 1641-1795

7.4 The Straits Settlements 1786-1842

7.5 Sarawak 1842-1881

7.6 The Straits Settlements 1842-1874

7.7 Sarawak and North Borneo 1881-1942

7.8 Malaya 1874-1942

7.9 The Japanese Occupation 1941-1945

7.10 North Borneo and Sarawak 1945-1963

7.11 Malaya and Singapore 1946-1963

7.12 East Malaysia 1963 to the present

7.13 West Malaysia 1963 to the present

7.14 Singapore 1963 to the present

8. THEMES AND ISSUES

8.1 Ecumenism

8.2 Education

8.3 Inter-religious dialogue

8.4 Malaysian theological writing

8.5 Para-church organisations

8.6 Racial identity and the churches

8.7 Social concern

8.8 Theological education

8.9 Women

8.10 Youth work

9. THESES

10. INDEX OF NAMES

1. INTRODUCTION

Notwithstanding the need for more historical writing produced by and for Malaysians, and analysis which deals adequately with modern questions, there is a vast amount of material available relating to the history of Christianity in Malaysia.

This second publication in the ‘Malaysian Church History Series’ aims to provide a record of archives and publications in different parts of the world relating to Malaysia and Singapore. It has been arranged by denomination or society, ethnic group, region, period and theme, and this structure is retained even where, as in some cases, no entries have been made.

A few apologies are in order. Entries are primarily in English with only some theses in the national language, Bahasa Malaysia. Further work is also needed to locate material in Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Swedish and Tamil. A good deal of miscellaneous material such as souvenir booklets, smaller pamphlets and parish magazines have not been included although these are often important sources. It has not been possible to be totally rigorous about placing entries in all categories for which they have relevance. The location of material is not indicated and thought will be needed to track down some items. Annotations are provided for some entries, but not for all. The periodisation may appear colonial but prior to Merdeka [Independence] it is difficult to escape the effect of externally determined events. It is hoped that errors are limited, but advice of corrections and notice of items for future inclusion will be gratefully accepted.

Addresses of churches and of para-church organizations, can be found in the directories edited by Kao Keng-Tai and Dorothy Kao published by Singapore Every Home Crusade and available from 04-07 Bible House, 7 Armenian Street, Singapore 0617.

I would like to express my appreciation to Haji Ibrahim bin Ismail and Mr Soong Mun Wai of the University of Malaya Library for their gracious assistance and also offer thanks for all kinds of help to those associated with the Malaysian Church History Study Group, particularly Hwa Yung, Robert Hunt and Dr Lee Kam Hing.

John Roxborogh, May 1990.

john@roxborogh.com 

Index Denominations Missionary Societies Ethnic Studies Regional Periods Themes Theses General
A more recent edition of this bibliography can be found on http://roxborogh.com/malaysia/ .

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