How can we interpret Salman Rushdie and his "Satanic Verses" in the light of 'The Heathen and His Blindness?' I read in an article of Dr. Vermeulen that the...
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... Losing faith does not make one heathen. Heathens are indifferent to others' ways, but Rushdies, modern atheists and seculars are not. The latter group is...
Regarding History, Balu wrote on sulekha as follows: [Quote] 1. What is history? In the first place, it is the subject matter of historiography, which is what...
Pinched off the web, (http://www.sulekha.com/expressions/columncomments.asp? pg=7&cid=305916) --A teaser: Is Secularism a religion??? "Is secularism a...
I came by the book by Ralph Woods, "The Gospel According to Tolkein : Visions of the Kingdom in Middle-Earth", in the new books' shelf at the library. No...
Jakob de Roover addressed on RISA board. Of course, Indian intelligentia in the name of modernity repeat linguistic themes to understand phenomena, as can be...
Balu made an interesting comment--being virtuous is irrelevant for one to become a believer. Here is an interesting convesation between a muslim and a heathen....
Washington Post and Hinduphobia by Rajiv Malhotra http://www.sulekha.com/expressions/column.asp?cid=305924 Excerpt........... Background In our world of...
Hello everyone, My apologies for the "belatedness" of these questions and answers to chapter 11. I should have posted them a long time ago already... This will...
Ten Challenges to Washington Post by Rajiv Malhotra http://www.sulekha.com/expressions/column.asp?cid=305929 Here are the ten challenges. This has all the...
http://www.esspirit.com/jesubhaktan/index.htm Would this fall under secularisation or proselytisation ? Or is this the pagan influence assimilating religion ?...
Hello Jochem, Thankyou for the answers for all the chapters. The clarity of your answers makes it easy to understand balu's book. I wanted to ask your ...
Hi My name is Kiran Bhagwat and I am an architect form Bombay, India and I am doing my post graduation in 'MA Design Research for Disability' in London....
Dear Kiran, As far as I know, the blindness of the heathens does not generally give them great difficulty to access public buildings. However, there is one...
Science as such does not challenge religion, for "natural law" is within the ambit of the Creator's plans. The Church's collision with Galileo may thus have...
Hi Rajesh, I'm glad you find the Q&A's helpful. Actually they are a joint effort of everybody at the research centre Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap. so I...
Chapter 10: Questions and Answers. 1. What is the relation between religion and worldview Studying religion as religion forces us to accept what religion says ...
Hello Jochem, You are right. However it is pretty hard for someone to get an idea or enhance comprehension of "The Heathen.." by perusing the forum unless...
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Congressman Joseph Crowley Welcomes Hindu American Foundation As the Co-Chair of the Caucus on India and Indian Americans, I want to congratulate you on the...
well, the fight between science and empirical religion like Christianity is akin to that between Christianity and Islam. p.458 "That is to say, the hostility...
Following a short exchange on the nature of science with Jakob last year, I have been pondering about the nature of knowledge in pagan and religious cultures....
U.S. Hinduism Studies: A Question of Shoddy Scholarship Sankrant Sanu's article is now on Beliefnet.com rationally critiquing US academic scholarship on...
Hi Satya, I do not have an answer to your last question, viz. the question about different kinds/methods of knowledge production. I suspect that this is a...
hi all it looks as if people who are presently discussing about science and religion relation, all over again (!), have not read Balagangadhara's _Heathen_. if...
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Hindu Americans Represented at National Meeting On Faith Based Initiatives For Firtst Time DATE: June 14, 2004 FROM: HINDU AMERICAN FOUNDATION Hundreds of...
Dear Nocturnal Hooter, Thank you for your post. It was almost as subtle as your nickname. I hope you are not too grieve struck Since you seem to have been...
o...sorry Jochem...it was not ment to make into a personal vendetta bye the bye i didn't understand who is grieve struck here carry on with love j_vdboogert...
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