Hindu-Christian Dialogue: Perspectives and Encounters (Faith Meets Faith Series)

This book represents a state-of-the-art review of the interaction of these two particular faith communities and, by extension, of the interaction between India and the West. Part I includes discussions of the early contacts between Christians and Hindus in India through the period of the Hindu Renaissance, the living dialogue represented by Gandhi and his followers, and the last 100 years of Hindu-Christian dialogue in Western Europe. Part II contains essays on current research and dialogue in India, Canada, and the U.S. Part III looks to the future, including the role of dialogue in the academic study of religion, the experience of scripture, and two views of the Hindu-Christian dialogue and where it may be headed.