In this important study of the history of Christianity in Indonesia, Rev. Dr. Amos Sukamto draws on recent approaches to social history in shifting the focus of earlier studies on prominent Western church figures and missionaries to unveil the crucial role in church growth played by ordinary Indonesians, including traders. His call for the urgent need to move from Eurocentric to Indocentric approaches to Indonesian church history is compelling. This superbly written and researched book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Christianity in the world's 4th most populous nation.

Tidak mudah menulis tentang peranan orang awam, terutama Bumiputera, dalam sejarah Kekristenan di Indonesia, termasuk di Pulau Jawa, apalagi pada abad-abad yang lalu, a.l. karena keterbatasan sumber tertulis. Dr. Amos Sukamto berhasil mengerjakannya, karena ketekunan, kegigihan, dan kreativitasnya. Buku ini sangat penting untuk dibaca dan untuk memotivasi warga gereja agar ikut berkontribusi dalam penelitian dan penulisan karya-karya seperti ini.