| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| 1 | Introduction and Methodology | | 1-24 |
| 1.1 Situating the Study | | 1 |
| 1.2 Theoretical Perspectives | | 3 |
| 1.3 Objectives of this Research | | 19 |
| 1.4 nature of the Study and the Methods Used | | 19 |
| 1.5 Relevance and Significance | | 23 |
| 1.6 Limitations | | 24 |
| 2 | Catholics and the Indian National Movement in the Earliest phase (pre-Gandhian Era) | | 25-67 |
| 2.2 Concerns and Commitments of the Catholic Missionaries | | 25 |
| 2.2 Attitude towards the Colonial Government | | 30 |
| 2.3 The Great Uprising of 1857 | | 33 |
| 2.4 Nationalists and the Catholics during the Earliest Phase | | 39 |
| 2.5 Forms of Lay Involvement | | 49 |
| 3 | Dabtes among the catholics on Issues of Nationalism in the Later phase | | 68-102 |
| 3.1 Debate on Indianisation | | 68 |
| 3.2 Debate on 'Catholic Action" and 'Political Action" | | 77 |
| 3.3 Debate on Viability of Democracy in India | | 85 |
| 3.4 Debate on the Legitimacy of British Government in India | | 88 |
| 3.5 Debate on membership in the Indian National Congress | | 93 |
| 4 | Discourses on Nationalism among the Catholics during the Period of National Movement | | 103-153 |
| 4.1 Critical Approaches | | 104 |
| 4.2 Positive Approaches | | 126 |
| 5 | Political and Non-Political Activities of the Catholics in Relation to Nationalism and the National Movement | | 154-186 |
| 5.1 Nationalistics Political Activities | | 158 |
| 5.2 Communal Political Actions | | 181 |
| Conclusion | | 187-190 |
