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Podcast: New Books in Indian Religions
Episode: C. M. Bauman and M. Voss Roberts, "The Routledge Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations" (Routledge, 2020)
Description: The tension between the two historical realities, Hinduism as an ancient Indian religion and Christianity as a religion associated with foreign power and colonialism, continues to animate Hindu-Christian relations today. On the one hand, The Routledge Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations (Routledge, 2020) describes a rich history of amicable, productive, even sometimes syncretic Hindu-Christian encounters. On the other, this handbook equally attends to historical and contemporary moments of tension, conflict, and violence between Hindus and Christians. Comprising thirty-nine chapters by a team of international contributors, this handbook is divided into seven parts:
Theoretical and methodological considerations
Historical interactions
Contemporary exchanges
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