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Gandhi and Jesus: The Saving Power of Nonviolence Paperback – April 1, 2008

by Terrence J Rynne (Author)

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At a time when so many insist on countering violence with violence, this exploration of the life of Jesus and the (often misunderstood) teachings of Gandhi puts nonviolent action at the very heart of Christian salvation.

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Paperback: 228 pages
Publisher: Orbis Books (April 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1570757666
ISBN-13: 978-1570757662
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,087,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #88 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Hinduism > Gandhi
- #720 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Specific Topics > War & Peace
- #1510 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Violence in Society

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A Solid work on Gandhi and Jesus

By Will Jerom on September 28, 2008

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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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Could Jesus's nonviolence work for us?

By Jonathan Hakkeem on October 30, 2013

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What kind of a Hindu was Gandhi?

What did Gandhi believe about Jesus?

Where did Gandhi get his nonviolent actions from, and how did it work in his mind and in his writings?

How have Christian theologians been influenced by Gandhi's practical employment of the nonviolent commands of Jesus?

Where did the current, primarily Anselm-ian view of Christian atonement theory come from, and is there a better way forward that is more in line with ourselves, our lives, and Jesus himself?

If you are interested in any of these 5 questions, this book does a really, really good job of addressing them. Gandhi's motivations and influences are explored honestly and with a great deal of backing primary material. The author's passion for the topic is readily apparent, but so is his objectivity and strong mind for research. I would heavily recommend this book to anyone interested in Gandhi, nonviolence, or Christian atonement theory.

The jump from practical nonviolence to atonement theory is quite jarring, and almost seems like two separate books. While well-written and important, I would have preferred that the author had continued to develop the practical nonviolence angle, either from a historical perspective or a Christian theology one, and covered atonement in a separate book (or as a smaller part of an overall larger book). That's the only thing that kept me from giving this book five stars.

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A Call to Dialogue between Jesus and Gandhi

By Gerald W. Rhoades on September 2, 2008

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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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Worth the reading

By D. Bouffard on September 2, 2009

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I have read this book with great interest. It is enlightening to the point that I want to read it again to fully understand the theology. The author offers insights into Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in the context of Gandhi's application of non violence.

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A Call to Satyagraha

By cliffhammond on July 22, 2008

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I have been reading an amazing book, one that is speaking truth to my soul in such a way that is leading me to a spiritual renewal of The Way of Peace I discovered in my youth during the Vietnam War. Satyagraha is the faith-essence of Martin Luther King, of Thich Nhat Hanh, The Barrigan Brothers, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.

Would that this were true of Binyamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, George Bush and Richard Cheney, but like J.R.R.Tolkien reminded us two generations ago, "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." If it is as pragmatically true as it is esoterically real -- "The first shall be last and the last shall be first" -- then lasting and universal power is found in "letting go" or "surrender" of self-will as a prerequisite to Purity of Heart.

By hallowed analogy, when the Pure in Heart come together in community, the life, faith and inspiration found in a mustard seed can give birth to a great social movement - it can move mountains.

The Hindus and the Buddhists claim that once the Seed of Truth has been planted in fertile soil and receives the rain of compassion and wisdom it will grow into a Tree of Life with roots interconnected to others in such a way that one can no longer perceive life as a tree separate from the life of the forest itself. Sound familiar? Same root system, same sunlight, same waters of life flowing through our veins while inspiring and respiring the common elements of universal life itself. From earth to air, from fire to water the elements nurture us until we Realize -- or make real within our minds and actions -- that we are part of a force, uncreated, undying, that occupies the Universe.Read more ›

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