The Shadow of the Cross: Christianity and Hinduism in a Colonial SituationMunshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1974 - 181 sidor Description: The challenge of Christianity played a very significant role in the resurgence of Bengal in the nineteenth century. The Hindu intellectuals had to reinterpret his theological position to meet this new challenge which also made him aware of his own religious heritage. It thus helped the growth of a religious nationalism which culminated into a political nationalism towards the close of that century. The nature of this confrontation between Christianity and Hinduism is the subject of this book. Christianity appeared in Bengal as a western religion-the religion of her new ruler, and it posed a threat to the very way of life of a Bengali Hindu. The religious movements which grew out of its challenge did not remain confined to theological debates only, but had a wider area of operation and were associated with all other social movements which constituted and regulated the currents of the so called Bengal Renaissance. This book traces the history of the Hindu response to Christianity in its various stages and describes the nature of Hindu religious movements which reflect the complexities and confusions, the aspirations and failures of the Bengali mind in search of a new ethics and a new set of values. The book thus provides a general model of the study of religious confrontation in a colonial situation. |
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... knowledge of God existed from the earliest times this knowledge lies poten- tially in the human mind and ' that pious men of early ages uttered truths which met with response in the Natural Reli- gion of the present age . " 2 About the ...
... knowledge of God existed from the earliest times this knowledge lies poten- tially in the human mind and ' that pious men of early ages uttered truths which met with response in the Natural Reli- gion of the present age . " 2 About the ...
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... Knowledge and not action . Knowledge is of two Kinds : physical and spiritual . Spiritual Knowledge is the true Hinduism . But if physical knowledge does not come first , spiritual knowledge can never come . If you do not understand the ...
... Knowledge and not action . Knowledge is of two Kinds : physical and spiritual . Spiritual Knowledge is the true Hinduism . But if physical knowledge does not come first , spiritual knowledge can never come . If you do not understand the ...
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... Knowledge is necessary as an aid to cultivate other faculties . Through knowledge the Ultimate can be known , though it is not sufficient for the realisation of the Ultimate . Knowledge is indivisible , therefore it cannot be ...
... Knowledge is necessary as an aid to cultivate other faculties . Through knowledge the Ultimate can be known , though it is not sufficient for the realisation of the Ultimate . Knowledge is indivisible , therefore it cannot be ...
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The Shadow of the Cross: Christianity and Hinduism in a Colonial Situation Sisir Kumar Das Fragmentarisk förhandsgranskning - 1974 |
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Crisis and Religious Renewal in the Brahmo Samaj, 1860-1884: A Documentary ... Frans L. Damen Fragmentarisk förhandsgranskning - 1983 |