Baby Krishna, infant Christ : a comparative theology of salvation /
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| Author / Creator: | Largen, Kristin Johnston, 1968- |
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| Imprint: | Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c2011. |
| Description: | x, 246 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8516284 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Why Comparative Theology
- Baby Krishna
- Infant Christ
- Exploring the Difference
- An Outline of the Argument
- 1. Comparative Theology and Learning about Jesus
- What Is Comparative Theology?
- A Rationale for Engagement
- What Can Be Learned about God?
- How Can One's Own Faith Be Strengthened?
- The Speciac Task Ahead
- Part I. Baby Krishna
- 2. A Savior in Disguise-The Stories
- What Is Hinduism?
- Krishna's Life: An Overview
- Two Key stories of Krishna's childhood
- 3. Krishna and His Followers-How He Saves
- The Saving Grace of Lite, or Play
- Saved in Relationship: Loving Devotion to Krishna
- The True Nature of Reality
- Conclusion
- Part II. Infant Christ
- 4. Immanuel-The Stories
- A Tenuous Birth: The Birth Narrative according to Matthew
- A World-Altering Event: The Birth Narrative According to Luke
- Stories from the Non-Canonical Gospels: Why Bother?
- What Are Apocryphal Gospels?
- The Infancy Gospel of James
- The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
- Theological Ramifications of the Birth Narratives
- 5. Jesus and His Disciples-How He Saves
- ATale of Two Councils
- Infancy Narratives in Matthew and.Luke
- The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
- Conclusion
- Part III. Beyond Infancy to Today
- 6. All Grown Up-Krishna and Jesus as Adults
- Krishna
- Jesus
- Looking Ahead
- 7. Rethinking the Incarnation-The Soteriological Efficacy of Jesus Life
- Learning from Baby Krishna
- Learning from the Canonical Infancy Narratives
- Learning from the Infancy Gospel of Thomas
- Comparative Theology Revisited
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
