Catholic Ashrams
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| Author | Sita Ram Goel |
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| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Voice of India |
Publication date | 1988, 1994 |
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| ISBN | 81-85990-15-8 Search this book on  . |
| OCLC | 31241611 |
| LC Class | BR128.H5 G63 1994 |
Catholic Ashrams is a book published by Sita Ram Goel in 1988 under his Voice of India imprint. The book was reprinted in an enlarged version in 1994.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
The book's analysis centers on the Christian missionaries associated with Catholic so-called "ashrams" in India. Goel sees in this method of cultural appropriation from Hindu tradition an attempt to obfuscate their actual intentions.[2] Representatives of this Christian Ashram Movement are Robert de Nobili, Jules Monchanin, Henri Le Saux (who adopted the "Hindu" name, Swami Abhishiktananda) and Bede Griffiths.
Goel criticized the work of his Christian friend Swami Abhishiktananda, and presented a dialogue between Bede and Shri Ram Swarup. Goel was the treasurer of the Christian "Abhishiktananda Society" when he published his critical book Catholic Ashrams; its publication alienated him from many friends.[3][4]
Bede Griffiths[edit]
Goel documents a dialogue between himself, Ram Swarup, Swami Devananda and Bede Griffiths.[5] The dialogue started in the Hinduism Today and Indian Express.[6]
Devananda accused Bede of subverting and subsuming individuals "with our own spiritual concepts, just as Paul subverted and subsumed the Greeks with theirs."[7]
Devananda also compared Bede's teachings with those of Fr. Jules Monchanin. Bede has denied this, but Raimundo Panikkar, the first president of the Abhishiktananda Society, said: “Monchanin is, with Le Saux, the founder of Shantivanam. Shantivanam lives on today in the tradition of the Trinity transmitted by its two founders and the last guru of the ashram, Father Bede Griffiths’[8][original research?]
Reception[edit]
Christian apostates have favourably commented on this book.[9] Catherine Cornille and others have criticized Goel for his anti-Christian perspective.[10][11] Cornille has claimed that Goel belongs to a movement that "seeks to return to the pure Vedic religion", a charge that Goel has denied.[12]
Goel was also criticized by Christian author and nun Vandana Mataji.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ Prasad, Pankaj. "Glimpses from 'Catholic Ashrams-Sanyasins or Swindlers' by Late Shri Sita Ram Goel". HinduPost. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ↑ Cornille, Catherine (1992). The Guru in Indian Catholicism: Ambiguity of Opportunity of Inculturation?. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-0-8028-0566-9. Search this book on
- ↑ Jesus as Guru: The Image of Christ Among Hindus and Christians in India by Jan Peter Schouten, p. 261
- ↑ Goel: History of Hindu-Christian Encounters
- ↑ Studies.bConsultation, Union Biblical Seminary (Pune, India) Centre for Mission (2002). The Indian Church in Context: Her Emergence, Growth, and Mission. CMS/ISPCK. p. 178. ISBN 978-81-7214-708-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Goel: History of Hindu-Christian Encounters
- ↑ Goel: History of Hindu-Christian Encounters
- ↑ Bulletin of the Abhishiktananda Society, No. 17, January 1996, p. 115. (Seminar in Lyons, France, April 5–7, 1995)
- ↑ The Guru in Indian Catholicism: ambiguity or opportunity of inculturation? By C. (Catherine) Cornille
- ↑ Catherine Cornille. The Guru in Indian Catholicism: Ambiguity or Opportunity of Inculturation, Louvain, 1990, pp.192-93.
- ↑ Preface to Goel's Catholic Ashrams. 1994.
- ↑ Preface to Goel's "Catholic Ashrams". 1994.
- ↑ Goel: History of Hindu-Christian Encounters
Further reading[edit]
- Dr. Sebastian Kim. The debate on conversion initiated by the Sangh Parivar, 1998–1999.
- Dr. T. Jacob Thomas. Book review in the Indian Journal of Theology [1] "Book Reviews," Indian Journal of Theology 37.2 (1995): 93–99.
- Schmalz, Mathew Nelson (1998). "A space for redemption: Catholic tactics in Hindu North India". The University of Chicago, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
- Jesus as Guru: The Image of Christ Among Hindus and Christians in India by Jan Peter Schouten
- "Catholic Ashrams: Adopting And Adapting Hindu Dharma; Reconciliation is Underway, but Serious Obstacles Remain in the Dialogue Between Two Great Faiths". Hinduism Today. 8 (6). December 31, 1986.
External links[edit]
- Catholic Ashrams article
- Catholic Ashrams Online Version
- HISTORY OF HINDU-CHRISTIAN ENCOUNTERS
- VINDICATED BY TIME The Niyogi Committee Report On Christian Missionary Activities
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