Yes, of course; but is the horse not already half out of the barn? In mid-seventies I attended 'upadesa' sessions given in Mysore by 'Father Amalor' (Amalorananda) --- Reverend D.S. Amalorpavadass, who championed 'Inculturation' in the wake of earlier spiritual leaders who insisted that the Vedanta & Christianity are joined in the natural evolution of East/West human culture becoming 'planetized'. Later 'tributaries' such as Islam, in due Evolutionary fashion join the mainstream---but everything takes Time!
Amalor's detractors accused him of trying to 'Hinduise Christianity' and went to the extent of making a legal issue of it (in Madras/Chennai) which fortunately did not go very far. These Issues are not 'solved' by the stroke of some power-broker pen but by a collective effort involving 'lifestyle adaptations'. Open Letter signed by Christian Intellectuals is commendable, but there can be danger of 'activist-sounding brass & tinkling cymbal'. On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Goanet Reader <[email protected]> wrote: > Break Your Silence: 101 Christian Intellectuals to the Church in India > THE CITIZEN BUREAU > Break Your Silence: 101 Christian Intellectuals to the Church > > Saturday, August 05,2017 > > NEW DELHI: A 101 Christian intellectuals from all walks of > life have written an Open Letter to the silent---and as some > would say---the rather timid leadership of the Church in > India to come out in support of civil society in its struggle > to "safeguard India's cultural and religious plurality and > diversity, and the republics Constitutional values of > secularism, and socialism." [REQUEST TO POSTERS: Kindly trim the earlier digest when responding to a lengthy message. -Goanet Admin]
