Ashok Rathore

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Impact of Christianity on Indian and Australian Societies (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

This book by Professor (Dr.) Ashok Rathore compares influence of Christianity on Australian Dreamtime belief and Indian Hinduism (Sanatan Dharm) religion. This is innovative work of theology and sociology with mature understanding of Christianity in two Indian subcontinents and Australian continent. The author has worked in America, Australia, and the Philippines and interacted with people of various faiths and religions (Jews, Christians, freemasons, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Buddhists, Unitarians, atheists, and numerous movements). Being a skeptic, the author always asked this question: where and why do we differ and have different religions, and where do we converge? In the world, with over two billion Christians, why is Christianity so popular worldwide? Why does Christianity remained stagnant at 2.3 percent in India? Whereas Christianity arrived in Australia only 227 years ago from Britain and over 70 percent Aborigines were converted to Christianity. The book evince There is no relative superiority of one religion over another. The world needs is a fellowship of faiths for a common goals for a global ethic which rejects conflict, revenge, aggression and retaliation with the foundation of love. The book is expected to serve as an important component to improve relationship for theologians, biblical scholars of different religions at an international level in both countries so that a common set of core values is found in the teachings and understanding of different religions and this will form the basis of a global ethic as recommended by the 1993 Parliament of the World. India is called the Land of Faith and Religion. One can witness the Indians practicing almost all the religions prevalent in the present world - Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism and many others (including many movements and cults). Christianity's greatest contribution to our understanding of God is, Jesus of Nazareth.

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Autor

The author (Ashok Rathore) is born in an Arya-Samaji family with understanding of Sanatan Dharm, with diverse perspectives on religion and faith, race and ethnicity, politics, feminism, and lots more. The author was educated in Sacred Heart High School, a Catholic institution run by Canadian Missionary, in Mhow, MP, India, with close friends of Islamic and Jewish faith and raised in a multicultural, inclusive atmosphere which understood that faith and culture have a deep scientific process embedded within. The author believes that each culture has its own way of seeing the world based on communal belief systems, with the view of love as postmodern secular religion. In more recent times, global warming has been referred to as a secular religion by political scientists. A smaller minority believe scientific reasoning can reveal moral truth. However, many religious and some secular ethicists believe that secular morality cannot exist without a god or gods to provide ontological grounding, or is at least impossible to apprehend apart from authoritative revelation. There are those who state that religion is not necessary for moral behavior at all. The Dalai Lama has said that compassion and affection are human values independent of religion: "We need these human values". I call these secular ethics, secular beliefs. There's no relationship with any particular religion. Even those without religion and nonbelievers, have the capacity to promote these things the author is Emeritus Professor and Foundation Director proposed Animal welfare & Veterinary Science Allahabad UP 211-007, India (Former World Bank Consultant). The author has presented numerous papers ( 150+) as invited speaker at National & International (Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Vietnam and, Nepal) Conferences covering diverse fields e.g. various aspects of ecology, theology, climate change and agriculture, animal behavior and animal ethology, rural poverty, and women empowerment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris AU
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781514494615
• Artikelnr.: 52588455