Theo Todman's Book Collection (Book-Paper Abstracts)

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• Between Christianity and Hinduism there is a great divide: the Semitic and the Indian are the two main streams of religious thought, quite different in concept and in history.
• In this comparative study Professor Parrinder has interpreted some of the major teachings of the classical scriptures of Hinduism and Christianity.
• Among the many religious writings of India, all Hindus recognize the authority of the early Upanishads, the pinnacle of the ancient Vedanta, and the inspired words of the Bhagavad Gita, 'The Lord's Song'.
• Against these writings have been set both Old and New Testaments of the Bible in a dialogue to show the teachings of each religion on the major themes which preoccupy man.
• Deities, creation, eternal life, spiritual discipline, mysticism, and morality are examined through the religion of the Bible and the philosophy of the Upanishads.
• Although the Biblical world is revealed as very different from the Vedantic, there is a common concern, if not agreement, about the many great themes of life and death and eternity.