A Contemporary Look at Sikh Religion: Essays on Scripture, Identity, Creation, Spirituality, Charity and Interfaith Dialogue - Hardcover

Massey, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8173048576 ISBN 13: 9788173048579

Publisher: Manohar Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

The 10 essays in this volume are divided into four parts. In part one, the first essay deals with the Sikh scriptures, including Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The second essay discusses in detail, the vision and mission of Universal Humanhood of Sri Guru Gobind Singhji. In part two, the essays deal with Sikh identity, and show that till today the struggle for identity is continuing. Part three contains four essays dealing with the Sikh concepts of creation, spirituality, charity, and suffering and death. Part four contains two essays. One dealing with interfaith dialogue offered by Sri Guru Nanak Devji and the last essay on the historical development of the same process, with special reference to the contribution of the Sikh community.

About this title

About the Author:

James Massey is currently the Director of the Centre for Dalit/Subaltern Studies and Community Contextual Communication Centre, New Delhi and Hon. Secretary of the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College (University), West Bengal. He is Privatdozent, the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

About this edition

• Publisher: Manohar Publishers
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 8173048576
• ISBN 13: 9788173048579
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 154