The Desire of India
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Can the Christian Church accept such a view ? Would the Church by adopt- 216 The Desire of India ing methods of asceticism be regarded ■» as giving its adhesion to this erroneous principle ? Can the Indian ideal of asceticism be reconciled with the teaching and spirit of Christianity ? This is one of the large problems which has to be faced in the work , of evangelising India.
The strength The problem of caste stands in the very of Caste. fore-front of the difficulties in the way of evangelisat...ion. Even after a century of * new ideas it is the chief, innermost and most impregnable fortress of Hinduism.
Breaking with caste is to the ordinary man as foreign as the desire to become an animal. The taking of such a step is beyond the bounds of possibility. This is true not only of the millions who because of their antipathies are unap- proachable and whose sordid materialism seems impenetrable, but even of that choice remnant who hunger and thirst after righteousness. These last are appalled at the prospect of breaking with caste.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Can the Christian Church accept such a view ? Would the Church by adopt- 216 The Desire of India ing methods of asceticism be regarded ■» as giving its adhesion to this erroneous principle ? Can the Indian ideal of asceticism be reconciled with the teaching and spirit of Christianity ? This is one of the large problems which has to be faced in the work , of evangelising India.
The strength The problem of caste stands in the very of Caste. fore-front of the difficulties in the way of evangelisat...ion. Even after a century of * new ideas it is the chief, innermost and most impregnable fortress of Hinduism.
Breaking with caste is to the ordinary man as foreign as the desire to become an animal. The taking of such a step is beyond the bounds of possibility. This is true not only of the millions who because of their antipathies are unap- proachable and whose sordid materialism seems impenetrable, but even of that choice remnant who hunger and thirst after righteousness. These last are appalled at the prospect of breaking with caste.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Surendra Kumar Datta to read onlineMoreLess
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