History of Hindu–Christian Encounters, AD 304 to 1996
| Author | Sita Ram Goel |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Voice of India |
Publication date | 1986, 1996 |
| Pages | |
| ISBN | 81-85990-35-2 Search this book on  . |
| OCLC | 37580285 |
| 294.5/172 21 | |
| LC Class | BR128.H5 G64 1996 |
History of Hindu-Christian Encounters (AD 304 to 1996) is a book by Sita Ram Goel which he published in 1986 under his Voice of India imprint.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
The book opens with a discussion of the belief common to many Christians in South India that St. Thomas the apostle travelled to India.[2] The book mentions the Syrian Christians of the Malabar coast and the Italian traveller Ludovico di Varthema, author of the Itineratio. An important Hindu-Christian encounter was the arrival of the Portuguese with Vasco da Gama in 1498 CE and with Francis Xavier in 1542 CE, an encounter which Goel points out led to the Inquisition reaching India.
In the book Goel also criticizes attempts by missionaries to indigenize Christianity by adopting aspects of Hinduism, particularly as they have also demonized it, in attempts to gain new followers.[3][4]
Reception[edit]
Koenraad Elst, who read the book before he first met Goel, said about the book, "Hindus have a very good case vis-a-vis Christianity and Islam, but at present it is either not presented at all or presented very badly. This book is a departure."[5] Boloji.com has described the book as Goel's "path-breaking work".[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ ""History of Hindu-Christian Encounters" by Sita Ram Goel – Plea for Rejecting Jesus as Junk (Part 21)". HinduPost. Retrieved 2020-12-31. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Nagy, Thomas Charles (2016-08-12). Catholic Shrines in Chennai, India: The politics of renewal and apostolic legacy. Taylor & Francis. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-317-16915-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Jacobsen, Knut A. (2020-11-29). Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions. Routledge. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-429-62206-9. Search this book on
- ↑ Barua, Ankur (2015-03-27). Debating 'Conversion' in Hinduism and Christianity. Routledge. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-317-53859-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Preface
- ↑ Boloji.com: A Haven for State-abetted Evangelism on Stilts
Further reading[edit]
- Dr. Sebastian Kim. The debate on conversion initiated by the Sangh Parivar, 1998–1999. Transformation 2005 (Vol. 22, No. 4, page 224)
External links[edit]
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