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Hinduism In The Indian Diaspora In Trinidad, Marion O'Callaghan

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

The importation of Indian indentured labour into Trinidad covers the period of 1845 to 1917.

Trinidad had, in the century before Indian indentured labour, changed from a peasant society to a plantation economy based on sugar, from a country of few settlers or slaves to a society with settlers drawn principally from French settlers and a slave population drawn directly from Africa or from other Caribbean islands. It had changed colonial hands from Spain to Britain.

Speaking Of The Hindu Diaspora In Australia, Purushottama Bilimoria

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

What are the distinctive characteristics of the "Diaspora Hindus" who turned up during the different phases in the Australian landscape? To address this question, this essay will briefly discuss the early, colonial, post-independent, and more recent phases corresponding to patterns in migration, settlement, and temple culture of Australian Hindus, drawing on the history of their reception in the host society alongside other data, from the 1857 to 1996 national censuses.

Immigrants From India In North America And Hindu-Christian Study And Dialogue, Raymond B. Williams

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Two premises are behind this essay of reflections on the experience of immigrants from India as potential participants in Hindu-Christian study and dialogue: First, potential Hindu conversation partners are no longer "over there"; rather, they are in North America. A new form of transnational Hinduism is developing that raises the question about what location (geographical and social) is best for collaborative study and dialogue to take place. Second, in the early days of establishing Hinduism in North America by immigrants, very little dialogue has taken place. Several reflections on that relative silence might provide some understanding that could provide a …

The Hindu Presence In Europe And Implications Of Interfaith Dialogue, Martin B. Baumann

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

The World's Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893 is often referred to as the catalytic start of organized interfaith activities in Canada and the United States. Europe, however, cannot look back to such a pioneering event. One may point to the Religions of the Empire Conference, held in 1924 in conjunction with the British Empire Exhibition in London, or the World Congress of Faiths in 1936. These incipient initiatives of an interfaith dialogue were confined to Great Britain only and did not reach the continent.

Abishiktananda: Hindu Advaitic Experience And Christian Beliefs, J. Glenn Friesen

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Dom Henri Le Saux (Abhishiktananda) was a Roman Catholic priest who attempted to integrate the Hindu advaitic experience of the Self with his beliefs as a Christian. From the time he arrived in India in 1948 to his death in 1973, there was a radical change in Abhishiktananda's religious beliefs. The change in beliefs was as a result of his advaitic experiences. His certainty in the truth of the experiences increased over time. In an early Journal entry he speaks of his anguish and fear, a fear of risking eternity for an experience that might be only a mirage. By …

Infinity And The Logic Of Non-Dualism, Joseph A. Bracken

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Whether ultimate reality is to be conceived as a personal God or an impersonal principle somehow at work in the world is an issue which tends to divide major world religions into opposing camps. Furthermore, even within a given religion philosophers and theologians may differ on how God or Ultimate Reality is to be conceived. Within Vedantic Hinduism, for example, Sankara and Ramanuja are clearly in opposition on this point even though they share the same basic world view in so many other respects. Likewise, Christian philosophers and theologians have through centuries disagreed over this issue. At least one of …

Viewpoint: On Being Hindu-Christian, Tinu Ruparell

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Teaching courses in religious studies, I am often asked whether I myself profess allegiance to some faith tradition - that is whether I am myself a "believer" of some kind. I must confess that I get some mischievous pleasure in responding that I am a "Hindu-Christian". The answer usually gets one of two kinds of responses: either my questioner is somewhat intrigues, in which case we might have an interesting discussion; or they smile with polite indifference and promptly change the topic. Both of these kinds of responses, however, can betray that my answer has called something into question: the …

Reports & News

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Reports and news relevant to the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies, including 1998 Annual General Meeting, Society for Hindu-Christian Studies Book Award, and Report on the 1997 Annual General Meeting.

Book Review: "The Santals, Anthropological-Theological Reflections On Santali And Biblical Creation Traditions", A. F. Thompson

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of The Santals, Anthropolgical-Theological Reflections on Santali and Biblical Creation Traditions by Timotheus Hembrom.

Book Review: "Religious Dimensions Of Child And Family Life: Reflections On The Un Convention On The Rights Of The Child", Cromwell Crawford

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of Religious Dimensions of Child and Family Life: Reflections on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child edited by Harold Coward and Philip Cook.

Book Review: "The White Woman's Other Burden: Western Women And South Asia During British Rule", Margot Wilson-Moore

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of "The White Woman's Other Burden": Western Women and South Asia during British Rule by Kumari Jayawardena.

Book Review: "The Beginning And End Of Religion", Gavin D'Costa

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of The Beginning and End of Religion by Nicholas Lash.

Book Review: "Annam Bahu Kurvita: Recollecting The Indian Discipline Of Growing And Sharing Food In Plenty", Anand Amaladass

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of Annam Bahu Kurvita: Recollecting the Indian Discipline of Growing and Sharing Food in Plenty by Jitendra Bajaj and Mandayam Doddamane Srinivas.

Book Review: "Mysticism In Shaivism And Christianity", Anand Amaladass

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of Mysticism in Shaivism and Christianity edited by Bettina Bäumer.

Book Review: "The Bairagi Madonna: Leaves From A Calcutta Notebook", Harold Coward

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of The Bairagi Madonna: Leaves from a Calcutta Notebook by A.F. Thompson.

Recent Articles Of Interest

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A listing of recent articles of interest related to the topic.

Prologue As Legitimation: Christological Controversy And The Interpretation Of John 1:1-18, James F. Mcgrath

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Recent scholarship on the Fourth Gospel has suggested that this document was produced by a Christian community which was involved in an intense conflict with a local synagogue, the focus of which was christology. This study attempts to relate the Johannine prologue to this context, using Berger and Luckmann's model of legitimation . John's christological portrait of Jesus in the prologue is best understood in terms of the author's use of traditions and imagery which were authoritative to both him and his opponents, in order to defend the legitimacy of his and his community's beliefs. By looking at the prologue …

Analysis, Interpretation And Performance Of The Concerto For Violin And Orchestra By Samuel Barber, Elizabeth Ruth Flood

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

In the twentieth century there has been much diversity and multiplicity in the musical world. Tonal and rhythmic realms have been redefined by many composers, some who were concerned with preserving beauty in their aural landscapes and some who deemed it an inessential part of the musical experience. In this compositional sphere, Samuel Barber was a composer who continued the Romantic tradition handed down to him, while adding to it aspects of contemporary musical culture. In all of his writing, Barber's highest musical aim was expression of emotion, and the variety of compositional techniques he employed were used to serve …

Footprints On The Sands Of Time | 10-96770, James Q. Mulholland

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Footprints On The Sands Of Time

Part Number:
10-96770

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SA

Lyrics By:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Commissioned by the 1998 ACDA Eastern Division Children's Honor Choir
Providence. RI. Judith Willoughby-Miller, Conductor
With the generous support of a Butler University Grant

When I Lay Me Down To Sleep | 20-96830, James Q. Mulholland

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When I Lay Me Down To Sleep, From "Three 17th Century English Lyrics"

Part Number: 20-96830

Price: $1.75

Voicing: SA

Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Commissioned by:British European Specialty Tours for the Inernational Children's Choir Festival

Angels Did Sing - Satb | 21-20109, Steven Rickards, Henry Leck

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Angels Did Sing

Part Number:
21-20109

Previous Part Number:
HL-109

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
SATB

Lyrics By:
Steven Rickards

Music By:
Steven Rickards

Edited By:
Henry Leck

Didn't You Hear | 21-20244, Alice Parker

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Previous Part Number:
HL-244

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
SSA

Arranged By:
Alice Parker

a cappella

Music | 21-20536, Valerie Shields, Katie Thorpe

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Music

Part Number:
21-20536

Previous Part Number:
HL-536

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
SA

Lyrics By:
Katie Thorpe

Music By:
Valerie Shields

Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy, The | 21-20247, Valerie Shields

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The Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy
West Indies Spiritual

Part Number:
21-20247

Previous Part Number:
HL-247

Price:
$1.90

Voicing:
Three-Part Treble

Arranged By:
Valerie Shields with 2 Flutes (or Trumpets) and Optional Bass

Antics (Pagliacciata) (1997), Frank Felice

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Wind ensemble – composed for Robert Grechesky and the Butler Wind Ensemble, premiered by them, April, 1997

Concerto Grosso For Homemade Instruments (1997), Frank Felice

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Homemade instruments and orchestra – composed for Diane Wittry and the Symphony of Southeast Texas– premiered, January 1998

Passage (1997), Frank Felice

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Concert band/wind ensemble – composed for Barry Johnson, Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma and the Lamar University Symphonic Band – premiered by them, March 1998

The Drift (1997), Butler University

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Come Let's Be Merry | 20-96840, James Q. Mulholland

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Come Let's Be Merry, From "Three 17th Century English Lyrics"

Part Number:
20-96840

Price:
$1.80

Voicing:
SSA

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

Commissioned by:
British European Specialty Tours for the International Children's Choir 1997 Festival
Henry Leck, Director

Fair And True | 20-96850, James Q. Mulholland

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Fair and True, From "Three 17th Century English Lyrics"

Part Number: 20-96850

Price:$1.80

Voicing: SSA

Lyrics By: Nichols Breton (c. 1600)

Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Commissioned by:British European Specialty Tours for theInternational Children's Choir FestivalDedicated to the memory ofPeter Warlock (Philip Heseltine)