Proselytizing drive of the Eastern Christianity in India
1. Actually, there are two questions that need to be distinguished from each other. There is, firstly, the question about the nature of ‘Eastern’ Christianity. If it is muted in…
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1. Most of us would not know the difference between the Syrian Orthodox, the Greek Orthodox and the Russian Orthodox Churches; many will be hard put to differentiate between the…
Read moreThe loss of the vibrancy of Indian Traditions
I would like to address a very basic issue that many of us have confronted. In its simplest form, the question is this: What should we, a small slice of the…
Read moreTheology of Tolerance
According to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, ‘Hinduism’ is devil’s worship. Instead of quoting from their scriptures, let me give the barest of the bare outlines of their fundamental story about…
Read moreReligious Intolerance and Believers
There are two distinct problems: one involving religions (like Christianity, Judaism and Islam) and the other involving the believers. Regarding these three religions: (a) insofar as these religions (Judaism, Christianity…
Read moreDevil worship in ‘Hinduism’
Here goes: that ‘Hindu’ religion is devil’s worship is central, crucial and vital to the religions that Judaism, Christianity and Islam are. ‘Why is that?’, you may ask. It is…
Read moreBelief vs Faith
(a) It appears to me that in these discussions, a very vital issue (if we want to talk about Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and their ‘problems’ with ‘Hinduism’, etc) is…
Read moreThe Wendy Incident: A View from Europe–SN Balagangadhara
Original [Context: Note though that this piece merely expresses my irritation…] I am from Bangalore, India, but work as a professor in Belgium, Europe. My name is not Batra but…
Read moreThe Secular State and Religious Conflict: Liberal Neutrality and the Indian Case of Pluralism
Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the Journal of Political Philosophy. Authored by SN Balagangadhara and Jakob De Roover. For an alternative research programme (paradigm) for studying India, Indian culture…
Read moreReligious intolerance and terrorism
“What is the relationship between religious intolerance and the acts committed in Mumbai?” This is an empirical question at many levels. If some or another religion is used to defend…
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