1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations
The historical interplay of Hinduism as an ancient Indian religion and Christianity as a religion associated (in India, at least) with foreign power and colonialism, continues to animate Hindu–Christian relations today. On the one hand, The Routledge Handbook of Hindu–Christian Relations describes a rich history of amicable, productive, even sometimes syncretic Hindu–Christian encounters. On the other, this handbook equally attends to historical and contemporary moments of tension, conflict, and violence between Hindus and Christians. Comprising thirty-nine chapters by a team of international contributors, this handbook is divided into seven parts:
- Theoretical and methodological considerations
- Historical interactions
- Contemporary exchanges
- Sites of bodily and material interactions
- Significant figures
- Comparative theologies
- Responses
The handbook explores: how the study of Hindu–Christian relations has been and ought to be done, the history of Hindu–Christian relations through key interactions, ethnographic reflections on current dynamics of Hindu–Christian exchange, important key thinkers, and topics in comparative theology, ultimately providing a framework for further debates in the area.
The Routledge Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations is essential reading for students and researchers in Hindu–Christian studies, Hindu traditions, Asian religions, and studies in Christianity. This handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as anthropology, political science, theology, and history.
1. Introduction
Chad Bauman and Michelle Voss Roberts
Section 1: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
2. The Formation and Mutual Re-formations of "Christianity" and "Hinduism" as "Religious" Categories
Kerry P.C. San Chirico
3. The Emergence of Modern Hinduism
Hugh Nicholson
4. Western Philosophy and Christian Theology in Twentieth-Century Hindu ThoughtMartin Ganeri
5. Orientalism and Postcolonial Theory in Hindu-Christian EncountersStephanie Corigliano
Section 2: Historical Interactions
6. Syrian Christians and Dominant-Caste Hindus
Sonja Thomas
7. Hindu-Jesuit Encounters
Francis X. Clooney, SJ
8. State Power in the Relations between Catholics and HindusJason Keith Fernandes
9. Hindu-Protestant EncountersArun W. Jones
10. The East India Company, Christianity, and HinduismPenelope Carson
11. Hindu-Christian Debates in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth CenturiesRichard Fox Young
12. Critiques of Christianity from Savarkar to MalhotraChad M. Bauman
Section 3: Contemporary Exchanges: Conversion, Caste, and the Diaspora13. Anti-Conversion Laws in Post-Independence India
Ian Richards
14. Hindu-Christian Relations through the Lens of CasteSunder John Boopalan
15. Race, Representation, and Hindu-Christian Encounters in Contemporary North AmericaSailaja Krishnamurti
16. ISKCON-Christian EncountersClaire C. Robison
17. Hindu-Christian Relations in Africa, the Caribbean, and the PacificPratap Kumar Penumala
Section 4: Sites of Bodily and Material Interactions18. Popular Religious Traditions and Shared Religious Spaces
James Ponniah
19. "Religion" and Hindu-Christian Relations after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
Kristin C. Bloomer
20. Gender and the Social Boundaries between "Hindus" and "Christians"Eliza F. Kent
21. Ritual and Ritualization in Hindu-Christian RelationsReid B. Locklin
22. Aesthetics, Art, and Visual Culture in Hindu-Christian RelationsPatrick M. Beldio
23. Christian and Hindu Responses to Christian Yoga Practice in North AmericaChristopher Patrick Miller
Section 5: Significant Figures24. Rammohun Roy
Dermot Killingley
25. Swami VivekanandaRobin Rinehart
26. Mohandas K. ("Mahatma") GandhiBradley S. Clough
27. Raimon PanikkarErik J. Ranstrom
28. AbhishiktanandaCatherine Cornille
Section 6: Comparative Theologies29. A Theology of Hindu-Christian Relations
Michelle Voss Roberts
30. Rethinking the One and the Many in AdvaitaAnantanand Rambachan
31. Creation, Cosmos, EcologyDaniel Scheid
32. Competing Philosophies and Theologies of the Human PersonAnkur Barua
33. Divine Embodiment in Hinduism and ChristianityJon Paul Sydnor
34. Truth and Salvation in Hindu-Christian EncountersPeniel Jesudason Rufus Rajkumar
35. InculturationMichael Amaladoss, SJ
36. Peace and ConflictEdward T. Ulrich
37. Contemporary Hindu-Christian DialogueBob Robinson
Section 7: Responses38. Response: Shared and Contested Spaces: Hindu-Christian Relations through a Performing Arts Lens
Vasudha Narayanan
39. Response: The Handbook in Light of the Past and Future of Hindu-Christian Relations
Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Biography
Chad M. Bauman is Professor of Religion at Butler University, USA and a Research Fellow at the Center for Religion and American Culture.
Michelle Voss Roberts is Professor of Theology and Principal at Emmanuel College, a multireligious theological school in the University of Toronto, Canada.