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Gandhi on Christianity [Paperback]

Mahatma Gandhi (Author), Robert Ellsberg (Editor)
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October 2, 1991
Gandhi is widely revered as one of the great moral prophets of the twentieth century. This book focuses on a less well-known area of his interest: his engagement with Jesus and Christianity. As a faithful Hindu, he was unwilling to accept Christian dogma, but in Jesus he recognized and revered one of history's great prophets of nonviolence.

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  • Paperback: 117 pages
  • Publisher: Orbis Books; First edition (October 2, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0883447568
  • ISBN-13: 978-0883447567
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #772,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Contribution to Religious Tolerance and Peace, September 16, 2001
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Mahatma Gandhi has answers to many of the problems faced by our modern world, going through insurmountable issues of religious intolerance. "I believe in Sarvadharamsamanvatva 'having equal regard for all faiths and creeds'," Gandhi said, professing all religions to be true. He wrote, "Religions are not for separating men from one another, they are meant to bring them together. It is a misfortune that today they are so distorted that they have become a potential cause of strife and mutual slaughter." No wonder, he was not in favor of conversion through proselytizing. He also considered it intolerance to believe that one's religion was superior to others'. That was his principal complaint against the preaching of the Christian missionaries. Today, more than half a century after his death, Gandhi's advice to the Christian missionaries is taken more seriously in the Indian subcontinent. Gandhi held Jesus Christ in high esteem and the 'sermon of the mount' altered his life style. As Vincent Sheehan put it, "The most Christ-like man in history was not a Christian at all."

This magnificent book edited by Robert Ellsberg summarizes Gandhi's views on Jesus and Christianity. Part I of the book lays out Gandhi's own views through excerpts from his own writings, neatly arranged into four chapters. Part II has articles from Christian activists from USA, India and Bangladesh reflecting on the Gandhian view. It is an excellent book for any student of Christianity and a must-read for a missionary of any faith. It would have been beneficial to a student if there was an extensive bibliography on the subject included. This book has an important role in promoting tolerance and peace among religions and Robert Ellsberg deserves commendation.

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, a port town in Gujarat in the western part of India. Read the first page
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all religions are true, suffering servanthood, friendly study, living cross
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Young India, South Africa, Jesus Christ, Lady Emily, New Testament, The Story of My Experiments, Mahadev Desai, Christian Indians, Jesus of Nazareth, Lord Salisbury, New York, Western Christianity, Plymouth Brother, Sanatani Hindu, The Non-Violent Cross
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