God Has Not Left Himself Without Witness (Regnum Studies in Global Christianity)

Since its earliest inception the Christian Church has had to address the question of what common ground exists between Christian faiths and other religions. In the world we live in today we struggle desperately for social harmony amidst growing religious fundamentalism and militancy. This issue is not merely of academic interest but one with critical existential and socio-political consequences. Is there a way of relating Christian faith and experience to other religions that ascribes genuine value to the religious experience of people of other faiths while affirming the essential truth claims of the Christian faith? This study presents a case for the revitalization of the fulfillment tradition based on a recovery and assessment of the fulfillment approaches of Indian Christian converts in the pre-independence period. It focuses on the views of Krishna Mohan Banerjea and Sadhu Sundar Singh. The fulfillment approaches of Indian converts help authenticate the plausibility of fulfillment theology, by confirming its adequacy over alternative explanations and affirming the particular truth claims of the Christian faith, whilst also ascribing genuine value to the religious traditions and experience of people of other faiths.