Christian Ashrams Hindu Caves and Sacred Rivers

Christian Ashrams  Hindu Caves and Sacred Rivers
Author: Mario I. Aguilar
Publsiher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781784503475

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In late 20th-century India, Christian-Hindu dialogue was forever transformed following the opening of Shantivanam, the first Christian ashram in the country. Mario I. Aguilar brings together the histories of the five pioneers of Christian-Hindu dialogue and their involvement with the ashram, to explore what they learnt and taught about communion between the two religions, and the wide ranging consequences of their work. The author expertly threads together the lives and friendships between these men, while uncovering the Hindu texts they used and were influenced by, and considers how far some of them became, in their personal practice, Hindu. Ultimately, this book demonstrates the impact of this history on contemporary dialogue between Christians and Hindus, and how both faiths can continue to learn and grow together.

The Christian Ashram Movement in India

The Christian Ashram Movement in India
Author: Zdeněk Štipl
Publsiher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2020-03-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781000057027

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This book is one of the first to present a definitive history of the Christian Ashram Movement. It offers insights into the development of the Movement, Europe’s Orientalist view of Eastern mysticism and how the concept of the "ashram" spread beyond the borders of India. Drawing extensively from ashram literature and the author’s field research, the book critically analyzes the notions of inculturation in the encounter between Christianity and Hindu spirituality and ritualism. It looks at how the Movement grew out of the colonial encounter and how it evolved through the years, which was contingent on developments within Christian churches outside India. The volume also discusses the reinterpretation of the idea of the "ashram" by Christian theologians, the introduction of elite Brahmanical concepts within the Movement and the unique theological perspectives which were nurtured in these ashrams. The book offers an alternative perspective to the generally perceived history of Christianity in India. It will be of interest to scholars and researchers of religious studies, Christianity, sociology, social anthropology and religious history.

Invitation and Belonging in a Christian Ashram

Invitation and Belonging in a Christian Ashram
Author: Nadya Pohran
Publsiher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2022-04-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781350238190

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Based on 10 months of ethnographic fieldwork, this book presents a social history of Sat Tal Christian Ashram (STA), an Ashram in the Kumaon foothills of northern India. This book explores how some Christian missionaries have sought to inflect Christianity with Advaita Vedantic undertones in a number of Indian contexts; it then analyses how STA draws upon, but also differs from, existing practices of inculturation. In demonstrating the distinctions of STA, this book offers new ethnographic data on the topics of Indian Christianity, Christian missiology and Hindu-Christian relations. This book also contributes to emergent discussions of multiple religious orientation, existential belonging and the negotiation that occurs as individuals and communities seek to invite or belong alongside individuals whose proclaimed faiths are different than their own. It is written in a clear and accessible style, making it suitable for undergraduate students, while also offering specialists new qualitative data and insightful theoretical reflections.

Christian Inculturation in India

Christian Inculturation in India
Author: Paul M. Collins
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2016-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781317166740

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Drawing together international and Indian sources, and new research on the ground in South India, this book presents a unique examination of the inculturation of Christian Worship in India. Paul M. Collins examines the imperatives underlying the processes of inculturation - the dynamic relationship between the Christian message and cultures - and then explores the outcomes of those processes in terms of architecture, liturgy and ritual, and the critique offered of these outcomes, especially by Dalit theologians. This book highlights how the Indian context has informed global discussions, and how the decisions of the World Council of Churches, Vatican II and Lambeth Conferences have impacted upon the Indian context.

Christians Meeting Hindus

Christians Meeting Hindus
Author: Bob Robinson
Publsiher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2011-06-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781610975964

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With rare exceptions, serious intentional, reflective and sustained interfaith encounter is a novel and recent enterprise. This book looks in detail at one such encounter--the intentional recent Hindu-Christian dialog in India--and asks why and how the practice of dialog came to replace previous attitudes of confrontation and monologue (especially on the part of Christians). Part I sets the encounter in its global context. Part II offers a comprehensive and critical analysis of the actual encounter. Part III draws on aspects of the Christian tradition as it critically examines the ways in which the dialog has been justified in Christological categories. A final chapter discusses the future of the encounter. Unlike many other works in the area of interfaith studies, this work combines both descriptive detail of the actual encounter and critical theological analysis of the strengths and weakness of the dialog model.

Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South

Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South
Author: Mark A. Lamport
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 1119
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781442271579

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Christianity has transformed many times in its 2,000-year history, from its roots in the Middle East to its presence around the world today. From the mid-twentieth century onward the presence of Christianity has increased dramatically in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and the majority of the world’s Christians are now nonwhite and non-Western. The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South traces both the historical evolution and contemporary themes in Christianity in more than 150 countries and regions. The volumes include maps, images, and a detailed timeline of key events. The phrases “Global Christianity” and “World Christianity” are inadequate to convey the complexity of the countries and regions involved—this encyclopedia, with its more than 500 entries, aims to offer rich perspectives on the varieties of Christianity where it is growing, how the spread of Christianity shapes the faith in various regions, and how the faith is changing worldwide.

The SCM Dictionary of Christian Spirituality

The SCM Dictionary of Christian Spirituality
Author: Gordon S. Wakefield
Publsiher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2003
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 0334029554

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This dictionary attempts to give direct access to the development of Christian Spirituality. It is a series of pieces written by experts to provide instant, accurate and thought-provoking information of high scholarship.

Christian Ashrams

Christian Ashrams
Author: Vandana Mataji
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1993
Genre: Religion
ISBN: UOM:39015032141569

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Papers, with reference to the Indian scene.