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Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
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Dialogue At/With The Kumbha Mela, M. Darrol Bryant
Dialogue At/With The Kumbha Mela, M. Darrol Bryant
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
Hindus and Christians have entered into dialogue in a variety of ways. In the last issue of the Bulletin, C. Murray Rogers spoke of his own move to India more than a half century ago and becoming friends with Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims. In the same issue Shesagiri Rao recounts how "under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi, a number of students ... took to the study of the Bible and the Gita." For myself, though I had Raimundo Panikkar as a teacher at Harvard Divinity School in 1966-67, it was meeting Hindus at international interfaith conferences in the 1970s and …
Viewpoint: Educational Activism: A Post 9/11 Reflection, Vasudha Narayanan
Viewpoint: Educational Activism: A Post 9/11 Reflection, Vasudha Narayanan
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
On September 11, after doing some yoga, our nephew went to work. He was on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center, in the first building, when the plane hit the towers. Gopal was thirty two and loved music. In the months that followed, as our family grieves we are also trying to understand what is going on. Confronting hatred and violence which goes on in the name of religion, one becomes acutely sensitized to their linkage in particular religious traditions.
Book Review: "Rediscovering God With Transcendental Argument: A Contemporary Interpretation Of Monistic Kashmiri Saiva Philosophy", Daniel P. Sheridan
Book Review: "Rediscovering God With Transcendental Argument: A Contemporary Interpretation Of Monistic Kashmiri Saiva Philosophy", Daniel P. Sheridan
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A review of Rediscovering God with Transcendental Argument: A Contemporary Interpretation of Monistic Kashmiri Saiva Philosophy by David Peter Lawrence.
Book Review: "Hindu God, Christian God. How Reason Helps Break Down The Boundaries Between Religions", Bradley Malkovsky
Book Review: "Hindu God, Christian God. How Reason Helps Break Down The Boundaries Between Religions", Bradley Malkovsky
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A review of Book Review: "Hindu God, Christian God. How Reason Helps Break Down the Boundaries between Religions by Francis X. Clooney.
Introductory Information And Introduction, Bradley Malkovsky
Introductory Information And Introduction, Bradley Malkovsky
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
Introductory information for this volume, including the editorial advisory board and the editorial policy, as well as an introduction by the editor.
Meeting Information
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
Information about the annual meeting of the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies.
Book Review: "Missionaries, Rebellion And Proto-Nationalism: James Long Of Bengal 1814-87", Julius Lipner
Book Review: "Missionaries, Rebellion And Proto-Nationalism: James Long Of Bengal 1814-87", Julius Lipner
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A review of Missionaries, Rebellion and Proto-Nationalism: James Long of Bengal 1814-87 by Geoffrey A. Oddie.
Recent Articles Of Interest
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A listing of articles recently published of interest to the Society.
Book Reviews Table Of Contents
Book Reviews Table Of Contents
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A listing of the book reviews available in this issue.
The Politics And The Dharma Of Conversion: Reflections From The Mahabharata, Arti Dhand
The Politics And The Dharma Of Conversion: Reflections From The Mahabharata, Arti Dhand
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
This reflection is in the context of trends of the last decade in India, in which some Hindu nationalists have resisted the proselytizing activities of Christian missionaries with tactics of intimidation and terror.
Evangelization And Conversion Reconsidered In The Light Of The Contemporary Controversy In India: A Hindu Assessment, Anantanand Rambachan
Evangelization And Conversion Reconsidered In The Light Of The Contemporary Controversy In India: A Hindu Assessment, Anantanand Rambachan
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
The contemporary controversy in India, centered on the issue of evangelization and conversion, has elicited a variety of responses from both Hindus and Christians. Swami Dayananda Saraswati, a well known Vedanta teacher and founder of Arsha Vidya Pitham, equates conversion with violence because of the pain it causes to the family and community of the convert. He likens the religions of the world to ancient historical monuments and argues that these religions, like the pyramids of Egypt, must be preserved and protected. He expresses his approval for what he describes as "nonaggressive" religions that do not seek to win converts. …
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Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
Reports and news relevant to the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies.
Religious Conversions: An Indian Christian Point Of View, Michael Amaladoss
Religious Conversions: An Indian Christian Point Of View, Michael Amaladoss
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
The phenomenon of conversions as changing one's religious affiliation has become an issue for lively discussion and even controversy in India today. Some do not see the need for them. others are ready to tolerate them, but decry the use of allurement or force. Force need not be physical: it could be psychological, social or even spiritual. Democracy is a game of numbers. Therefore the increase in the numbers of one religious group becomes a political problem, when religion has become a factor in politics. Some would like to keep religion a private affair that should not get mixed up …
The Controversy And Its Theological Implications, Judson B. Trapnell
The Controversy And Its Theological Implications, Judson B. Trapnell
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
The controversy concerning evangelization and conversions in contemporary India may be productively interpreted as a conflict between stories, between what John Haught refers to as "power-bestowing narratives," or between what Gerald Larson calls "comprehensive interpretive frameworks." These Hindu stories and Christian stories are "discordant," not only with each other, but with other stories within their own traditions, thus fostering the mutual mistrust that thoroughly colors the debate. My task is to sketch four such narrative frameworks, each centered upon an image of India and corresponding to one of four communities involved in the controversy: conservative Hindu nationalists, more secularist Hindus, …
Call For Nominations
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
The Society's Nominations and Elections Committee - Lance Nelson (chair), Leslie Orr, and John Thatamanil - invites nominations for the positions of vice-president and secretary, and for two new board members. Nominees for these offices should be persons willing to serve and generally able to attend the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion.
Tribute: Tamal Goswami, Julius Lipner
Tribute: Tamal Goswami, Julius Lipner
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A tribute to Tamal Goswami (1947-2002).
Book Review: "Crossing The Borders: Essays In Honour Of Francis X. D'Sa On The Occasion Of His 65th Birthday", J.T.K. Daniel
Book Review: "Crossing The Borders: Essays In Honour Of Francis X. D'Sa On The Occasion Of His 65th Birthday", J.T.K. Daniel
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A review of Crossing the Borders: Essays in Honour of Francis X. D'Sa on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday edited by Anand Amaladass and Rosario Rocha.
Book Review: "Jules Monchanin (1895-1957) As Seen From East And West, Volumes 1 And 2", Judson B. Trapnell
Book Review: "Jules Monchanin (1895-1957) As Seen From East And West, Volumes 1 And 2", Judson B. Trapnell
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A review of Jules Monchanin (189501957) as Seen from East and West, volumes 1 and 2 edited by Thomas matus and Sister Sarananda.
Briefly Noted, Harold Coward, Bradley Malkovsky
Briefly Noted, Harold Coward, Bradley Malkovsky
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
Brief reviews of Joseph Molleur's Divergent Traditions, Converging Faiths: Troeltsch, Comparative Theology, and the Conversation with Hinduism and Purity of Heart and Contemplation. A Monastic Dialogue Between Christian and Asian Traditions edited by Bruno Barnhart and Joseph Wong.