A Sense of History and Apologetics in a Hindu Context

Apologetic discourses will have to be contextual if they are to be meaningful. The communication of the historical Jesus in a Hindu context stands to benefit from bearing in mind the Hindu sense of history. With this in view, the article delineates a Hindu sense of time/history and outlines how it h...

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Auteur principal: John, Varughese (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage 2008
Dans: Missiology
Année: 2008, Volume: 36, Numéro: 2, Pages: 219-226
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:Apologetic discourses will have to be contextual if they are to be meaningful. The communication of the historical Jesus in a Hindu context stands to benefit from bearing in mind the Hindu sense of history. With this in view, the article delineates a Hindu sense of time/history and outlines how it has been confronted by the modern understanding of time. Highlighting the tensions between a cyclic and a linear sense of time and between history and myth, this article brings out the challenges that the Hindu worldview presents for Christian apologetics.
ISSN:2051-3623
Contient:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/009182960803600205