As the daily newscasts shout violence and fear, Terrence Rynne reminds us that there is a better way. He shows how Mohandas Gandhi, inspired by the Sermon on the Mount and the death of Jesus on the cross, offers hope for the world now. Gandhi's example and the record of nonviolent action since his death ???????????????????????? liberation of much of the world, from Poland to South Africa to the Philippines ???????????????????????? offers not only a model but a new way of understanding Christian salvation and our purpose on earth. Mr. Rynne makes the "better way" clear and compelling for both individuals and nations
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A Solid work on Gandhi and Jesus,
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This is a solid book of scholarship on Mohandas Gandhi, which illustrates his idea of non-violent resistance and how it helped inspire a generation of Christian Theologians. Gandhi was also partially inspired by Christianity, but the author is accurate to classify Gandhi first and foremost as a Hindu. There is a wealth of original quotes and sources here, so Rynne has done good research. His simple thesis is that Gandhi's non-violent resistance forces Christians to rethink our ethics of just war and our notion of salvation. Rynne should have gone a bit further on salvation, illustrating the simple but important point that in Gandhi's conception there was the idea that people of all religions can be saved, while for many Christians it has become a too-simple faith declaration in Christ as the litmus test for being saved. Rynne's last section on soteriology can be a bit abstract and wandering, but the patient reader will understand the idea of the Christian concept he wishes to illustrate. It is also very puzzling why Rynne chose not to include Martin Luther King Jr. as an obvious selection for a Christian who followed Jesus. Having King in there would have helped the book. As it stands, the book is a good statement of Gandhi's nonviolent beliefs, how they shaped and were shaped by Christianity, and what that means for the Christian ethicist today.
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A Call to Dialogue between Jesus and Gandhi,
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Terrence Rynne gives the best description of Gandhi's thinking that I have read. He does so in a very readable way. He carefully explains the Sandskrit words that form the core of Gandhi's way to truth. Ganhi's struggle to find a positive word to describe nonviolent active resistence led him to Satyagraha - firmness in the truth. What would be a Christian word that conveys the idea of nonviolent active resistence after the way of Jesus? I propose the word agape - unselfish love.
I did not find his treatment of Jesus and Christian salvation as helpful. Rynne reviews the various Christian models for understanding salvation. Then he holds up the nonviolent resistance to domination taught by Jesus as the understanding of salvation that is closest to that of Jesus and his first disciples. This is a Satyagraha Christus Victor model of salvation. In this way to salvation, evil is overcome by nonviolent good thus avoiding the danger of becoming evil by using evil means to fight evil. The book is very much worth reading. It helps us to begin a dialogue between Jesus and Gandhi (and between their religions).
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The first chapter is worth the book's price. Better read slowly, like eating Turkish pastry.......rich stuff.
George Bryan
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Mohandas Gandhi was a Hindu who throughout all of his life associated with, learned from, and showed deep respect for people who embraced the diverse religions of India, including Islam, Jainism, Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Selected Christian Theologians, New Testament, Gandhian Satyagraha, Mohandas Gandhi, South Africa, Rethinking Christian Salvation, Kingdom of God, Jesus Christ, The Multiple Versions of Salvation Theologies, Walter Wink, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, John Howard Yoder, The Politics, Jon Sobrino, Third Way, Stanley Hauerwas, Bernard Häring, Catholic Church, First World War, William James, God the Father, Raymund Schwager, Boer War, Roman Empire Browse Sample Pages:
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Mohandas Gandhi was a Hindu who throughout all of his life associated with, learned from, and showed deep respect for people who embraced the diverse religions of India, including Islam, Jainism, Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Selected Christian Theologians, New Testament, Gandhian Satyagraha, Mohandas Gandhi, South Africa, Rethinking Christian Salvation, Kingdom of God, Jesus Christ, The Multiple Versions of Salvation Theologies, Walter Wink, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, John Howard Yoder, The Politics, Jon Sobrino, Third Way, Stanley Hauerwas, Bernard Häring, Catholic Church, First World War, William James, God the Father, Raymund Schwager, Boer War, Roman Empire Browse Sample Pages:
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