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John P. (John Peter) Jones
1847–1916
A Welsh-born missionary and writer who spent decades in South India, he wrote vividly about Indian religion, society, and the meeting of cultures. His books offer both a close observer’s eye and the perspective of a Protestant missionary working in colonial India.
2 Audiobooks
India's Problem, Krishna or Christ
by John P. (John Peter) Jones
India, Its Life and Thought
by John P. (John Peter) Jones
About the author
Born in Wrexham, Wales, in 1847, John Peter Jones later moved to the United States, studied at Western Reserve University and Andover Theological Seminary, and joined the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. In 1878 he went to India, where he became part of the Madura Mission.
He spent many years in South India as a Congregational missionary, teacher, and religious leader. Sources also credit him as one of the founders of Union Theological Seminary in Pasumalai and as the founding editor of the Year Book of Missions in India.
Jones is remembered today mainly for his writing. Works such as India, Its Life and Thought and India's Problem, Krishna or Christ reflect his deep engagement with Indian society and religion, even as they clearly come from the viewpoint of a Christian missionary of his time.