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Reconsidering Hindu–Christian Relations
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Reconsidering Hindu–Christian Relations

A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 3035

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Chad M. Bauman

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Professor of Religion, Department of Philosophy, Religion and Classics, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN 46208, USA
Interests: Hindu–Christian relations; Hindu–Christian conflict; religion and the law; majority–minority relations
Prof. Michelle Voss Roberts

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Professor of Theology, Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology, Toronto, ON M5S 1K7, Canada
Interests: Hindu-Christian relations; comparative theology; embodiment and emotion in religion; gender and sexuality

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We invite article submissions highlighting illuminating case studies in Hindu–Christian studies. We envision this Special Issue as a kind of addendum to the recently published Routledge Handbook of Hindu–Christian Relations, which featured short chapter overviews of significant themes and figures in both historical and contemporary Hindu–Christian interactions. In contradistinction to the general orientation of the Handbook’s chapters, for this Special Issue we invite longer-form studies grounded in original research. In particular, we seek articles drawing upon case studies that provoke or allow for reflection on and/or reappraisals of 1) the nature of “Hindu” and “Christian” identity; 2) the character of Hindu–Christian interactions; 3) the historical or contemporary politics of Hindu–Christian relating; 4) the appropriateness of comparison, comparative religion, or comparative theological categories; 5) the state of “Hindu–Christian Studies”, and/or the suitability of regnant terms, concepts, and comparisons in the field; 7) the role of gender, race, caste, and/or sexuality in Hindu–Christian encounters; 8) the potential of Hindu–Christian dialogue; and 9) dual or hybrid identities, multiple belonging, and shared practices.

Note: Funds will likely be available to partially or fully cover the usual cost of open-access Religions article publication for some or all articles in the Special Issue.

Prof. Chad M. Bauman
Prof. Michelle Voss Roberts
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Hindu
  • Christian
  • studies
  • relations
  • dialogue
  • interaction
  • conflict
  • peace
  • Theology
  • Philosophy
  • History
  • Anthropology
  • Hindu–Christian

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12 pages, 230 KiB  
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The Open Well as Symbol of the Meeting of Heaven and Earth
by Jyoti Sahi
Religions 2022, 13(2), 103; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13020103 - 21 Jan 2022
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As an Indian artist working in the field of cross-cultural visual theology, I have taken the open well as a common feature of the landscape where I live as a motif that I can connect with the biblical story of Jesus meeting the [...] Read more.
As an Indian artist working in the field of cross-cultural visual theology, I have taken the open well as a common feature of the landscape where I live as a motif that I can connect with the biblical story of Jesus meeting the woman at the well. This leads to a discussion around the symbolic significance of the water of life. The landscape provides natural elements that are both particular and local but also universal in their cultural significance. The meeting between the thirsty traveler, who is Christ the teacher, and a socially marginalized woman who comes to draw water in the midday heat provides the occasion for a dialogue in the context of asking for water. There is a similar story in the Buddhist tradition where Ananda, the disciple of Buddha, meets with an ‘outcaste’ woman at a well. Water, which is always found at a lowly place, becomes a symbol for the socially depressed. What is below must be lifted if the living water is to renew and transform the searcher. The encounter at the well can become the basis for a dialogue between religions concerning the need for social inclusion. Full article
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