A Preface to an Indian Christology
Anand, Subhash
A Preface to an Indian Christology - Rajkot Deepti Publications 2010 - 250p
includes index and biblioraphy
Part One: Essays Indological Chapter One: The Hindu Openness to Salvific History Chapter Two: The Definitive Claim in the Hindu Tradition 55 A : Brahminic Hinduism 57 Al : Vedic Tradition 57 A2 : The MTmamsa Tradition 61 A3 : The Vedanta Tradition 61 B: Epic Hinduism 63 Bl Visnu in the Mahabharata 63 B2 Siva in the Mahabharata 64 B3 Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita 68 C: Sectarian Hinduism 72 Cl The Puranic Hinduism 72 C2 : The Saiva Schools 76 C3 : The Vaisnava Schools 80 D: Modern Hinduism 84 D1 : New Movements 84 D2 : Religious Thinkers 87 Part Two: Essays Christological Chapter Three: One and Only Saviour 101 A: Clarifying the Terms 103 Al : Absolute Revelation 104 A2 : Fullness of Revelation 106 A3 : Normative Revelation 107 B: The Traditional Confession of the Definitive Claim 109 B1 : The Definitive Claim in the New Testament 109 B2 : The Definitive Claim in Recent Church Documents 111 C: The Modern Rejection of the Definitive Claim 113 Cl : Protestant Theologians 114 C2 : Catholic Thinkers in the West 117 C3 : Catholic Thinkers in India 123 C4 : Modern Hindu Spokesmen 131 D: The Philosophico-Theological Possibility of a Definitive Claim 134 Dl : A Universally Normative Revelation:God as Unbounded Freedom 134 D2 : A Universally Normative Event:God as the Lord of History 138 D3 : A Universally Normative Hermeneutic:God as the Inner Guide 142 E: The Philosophico-Anthropological Possibility of a Definitive Claim 145 El : A Universally Accepted Charter:Humans as Persons 145 E2 : A Universally Helpful Process:Humans as Individuals 148 E3 : A Universally Appealing Guide:Humans as Pilgrims 150 E4 : A Universally Meaningful Discourse:Language as Communion 155 E5 : A Universally Significant Event:History as Communion 158 E6 : A Universally Appealing Experience:Presence as Communion 160 E7 : Jesus as Discourse, Event, and Presence 164 F: The Theological Propriety of a Definitive Claim 166 Fl : Unbounded Freedom as Kenotic Love 167 F2 : Creative Act as Salvific Promise 172 F3 : Being Human as Being Historical 174 F4 : Individual Election as Universal Service 177 F5 : Historical Transformation as Eschatological Foretaste 180 Conclusion : Theology without a Definitive Claim 183 Chapter Four: The Incarnation of God 201 A: Some Philosophico-Theological Problems 202 Al : Truly Divine 203 A2 : Truly Human 206 A3 : Truly Unique 208
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A Preface to an Indian Christology - Rajkot Deepti Publications 2010 - 250p
includes index and biblioraphy
Part One: Essays Indological Chapter One: The Hindu Openness to Salvific History Chapter Two: The Definitive Claim in the Hindu Tradition 55 A : Brahminic Hinduism 57 Al : Vedic Tradition 57 A2 : The MTmamsa Tradition 61 A3 : The Vedanta Tradition 61 B: Epic Hinduism 63 Bl Visnu in the Mahabharata 63 B2 Siva in the Mahabharata 64 B3 Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita 68 C: Sectarian Hinduism 72 Cl The Puranic Hinduism 72 C2 : The Saiva Schools 76 C3 : The Vaisnava Schools 80 D: Modern Hinduism 84 D1 : New Movements 84 D2 : Religious Thinkers 87 Part Two: Essays Christological Chapter Three: One and Only Saviour 101 A: Clarifying the Terms 103 Al : Absolute Revelation 104 A2 : Fullness of Revelation 106 A3 : Normative Revelation 107 B: The Traditional Confession of the Definitive Claim 109 B1 : The Definitive Claim in the New Testament 109 B2 : The Definitive Claim in Recent Church Documents 111 C: The Modern Rejection of the Definitive Claim 113 Cl : Protestant Theologians 114 C2 : Catholic Thinkers in the West 117 C3 : Catholic Thinkers in India 123 C4 : Modern Hindu Spokesmen 131 D: The Philosophico-Theological Possibility of a Definitive Claim 134 Dl : A Universally Normative Revelation:God as Unbounded Freedom 134 D2 : A Universally Normative Event:God as the Lord of History 138 D3 : A Universally Normative Hermeneutic:God as the Inner Guide 142 E: The Philosophico-Anthropological Possibility of a Definitive Claim 145 El : A Universally Accepted Charter:Humans as Persons 145 E2 : A Universally Helpful Process:Humans as Individuals 148 E3 : A Universally Appealing Guide:Humans as Pilgrims 150 E4 : A Universally Meaningful Discourse:Language as Communion 155 E5 : A Universally Significant Event:History as Communion 158 E6 : A Universally Appealing Experience:Presence as Communion 160 E7 : Jesus as Discourse, Event, and Presence 164 F: The Theological Propriety of a Definitive Claim 166 Fl : Unbounded Freedom as Kenotic Love 167 F2 : Creative Act as Salvific Promise 172 F3 : Being Human as Being Historical 174 F4 : Individual Election as Universal Service 177 F5 : Historical Transformation as Eschatological Foretaste 180 Conclusion : Theology without a Definitive Claim 183 Chapter Four: The Incarnation of God 201 A: Some Philosophico-Theological Problems 202 Al : Truly Divine 203 A2 : Truly Human 206 A3 : Truly Unique 208
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