Is Hindu Nationalism Friendly to Christianity?
by Bethel McGrewIndian Christians are threatening to Hindu nationalists, while American Christians are useful.
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The G20 Gets Religion
by Mary Ann GlendonThe two days of discussions began with a frank acknowledgment that religion has all too often been a source of, or a pretext for, conflict in today’s increasingly interdependent world. Continue Reading »
Hart’s Turn To Heterodoxy
by Gerald McDermottUniversalism begins with the ancient gnostics, and once embraced by Christians, tends to unravel every major Christian dogma. This powerful tendency helps us understand—if not explain—Hart’s fall into Hindu metaphysics and gnostic theology.
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Persecution and Constitutional Theocracy
by Peter J. LeithartImmense practical obstacles stand in the way of making the liberal principles of the Universal Declaration truly universal. Continue Reading »
Evangelicals and Zen Masters
by Matthew MillinerOne evening in 1995, at an evangelical Bible study in New Jersey for twenty-somethings, I learned that an acquaintance of mine had just dropped out of medical school and was planning to drive to a Hare Krishna ashram in Northern California. We were both tired of the kind of evangelical . . . . Continue Reading »
Make Dharma Great Again
by Eduardo AndinoBeing Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism by rajiv malhotra harpercollins, 488 pages, $26.99 Following the Brexit referendum, The Economist wrote, “Farewell, left versus right. The contest that matters now is open against closed.” Rajiv . . . . Continue Reading »
The Dangers of Hindu Nationalism
by Thomas Albert HowardOn January 30, 1948, the Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi with three bullets fired at point-blank range. It was but a few months earlier that the religious massacres tied to the partition of India and Pakistan had occurred. Hate and anger lingered. As many as . . . . Continue Reading »
Yoga at the University
by Mark MovsesianEarlier this month, controversy broke out when a Canadian university canceled a beginners’ yoga class it had offered for years. The reason for the class cancellation at the University of Ottawa is a bit murky, but a student government representative evidently told the instructor that the class . . . . Continue Reading »
Hindu Nationalism, Indian Democracy
by Myron WeinerIndia’s post-independence generation of leaders sought to keep religion at arm’s length from politics, regarding religion as a disruptive force. It was, after all, conflict between Hindus and Muslims that had led to massive violence and to the partition of India. These leaders wanted . . . . Continue Reading »
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