Saiva Siddhanta Hinduism in the Light of Christianity
Saiva Siddhanta Hinduism in the Light of Christianity

Author: Bramwell Christopher Devaratnam Mather

Publisher: Souljourney

Published: 2013-11

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9780957025127

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Hinduism is practiced by a majority of the people of India and Northern Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon). This is a study of Saiva Siddhanta Hinduism in the light of Christianity. This was written by Rev. B. C. D. Mather as part of his Master of Arts degree course at the Pacific School of Religion, Berkley, California, United States of America. It explores "Age of Saivism," "Religion of Worship in the Vedas," "Saiva Siddhanta Hinduism" "God, Soul and Karma in Saiva Siddhanta," "Light Amidst darkness" and "Jesus Christ, the Light of the World."

Grace in Christianity and Hinduism
Grace in Christianity and Hinduism

Author: Sabapathy Kulandran

Publisher: James Clarke & Co.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780227172360

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It is often said that the real confrontation between Christianity and the great religions of the world is only just beginning. Bishop Kulandran's book on the pivotal religious doctrine of Grace marks the first stage in the new encounter between Christianity and Hinduism. The result of considerable research and theological reflection, Bishop Kulandran's book is an objective and scholarly appraisal of Christianity and Hinduism, their similarities and differences, and of the two different worlds in which they move. Hinduism's uncertainty about the character of God and Christianity's dogmatic certainty are examined in detail. The sense of man's need of God's grace in Christianity, and Hinduism's rejection of any act of reconciliation are seen by Bishop Kulandran as central to the dialogue between the two religions. As Dr. Hendrik Kraemer says in the foreword, Bishop Kulandran's book is animated by the desire for fair presentation and understanding and is a new and important contribution to the subject and not merely a repetition of what has often been said before. The author belonged by birth and experience to the Indian world and as a Bishop of the Church of South India knew the power as well as the limitations of the Christian mission in the world of Hinduism. This scholarly work is a valuable contribution to comparative religion and is an illuminating exploration of two of the world's most important religions.

The Conception of Punishment in Early Indian Literature
The Conception of Punishment in Early Indian Literature

Author: Terence Day

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0889208387

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Early textual source of the vast body of Dharmasastra literature of India on religion, law, and morality contain numerous statements that present or imply an undefined conception of punishment. Yet nowhere is this conception formally defined, as if knowledge of its nature and structure were generally known. In this “first-ever” attempt to provide a definition of the conception and to recover its ideational infrastructure, the author has drawn on these sources to reconstruct the theoretical backgrounds of its distinctive metaphysical, religious, juridical, social, and moral components. He shows that the conception is “the totality of correction principles, powers, agents, processes, and operations through which acts contrary to the Universal Order are counteracted and compensated.” The volume contains extensive documentation, a glossary of Sanskrit terms, a selected bibliography, and an index.

The Study of Hinduism
The Study of Hinduism

Author: Arvind Sharma

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781570034497

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In this text, leading scholars from around the world take stock of two centuries of international intellectual investment in Hinduism. Since the early 19th century, when the scholarly investigation of Hinduism began to take shape as a modern academic discipline, Hindu studies has evolved from its concentration on description and analysis to an emphasis on understanding Hindu traditions in the context of the religion's own values, concepts and history. Offering an assessment of the current state of Hindu studies, the contributors to this volume identify past achievements and chart the course for what remains to be accomplished in the field.

How to Become a Hindu
How to Become a Hindu

Author: Subramuniya (Master.)

Publisher: Himalayan Academy Publications

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 0945497822

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"A history-making manual,interreligious study and names list, with stories by Westerners who entered Hinduism and Hindus who deepened their faith"--Cove

Reading the New Testament in the Manifold Contexts of a Globalized World
Reading the New Testament in the Manifold Contexts of a Globalized World

Author: Eve-Marie Becker

Publisher: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag

Published: 2022-12-12

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 3772001963

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This volume gathers the perspectives of teachers in higher education from all over the world on the topic of New Testament scholarship. The goal is to understand and describe the contexts and conditions under which New Testament research is carried out throughout the world. This endeavor should serve as a catalyst for new initiatives and the development of questions that determine the future directions of New Testament scholarship. At the same time, it is intended to raise awareness of the global dimensions of New Testament scholarship, especially in relation to its impact on socio-political debates. The occasion for these reflections are not least the present questions that have been posed with the corona pandemic and have received a focus on the "system relevance" of churches, which is openly questioned by the media. The church and theology must face this challenge. Towards that end, it is important to gather impulses and suggestions for the discipline from a variety of contexts in which different dimensions of context-related New Testament research come to the fore.