Sharing Your Faith With a Hindu

by Madasamy Thirumalai

Overview

How do you share your faith with your Hindu neighbor, colleague, and friend? The Hindu population in North America is growing steadily, now numbering over one million people. However, most Christians know little about Hindu beliefs and practices. Madasamy Thirumalai, who was raised a Hindu and became a believer in Jesus more than twenty years ago, explains historical and contemporary Hindu customs, ritual practices, and intellectual obstacles to Christianity, and offers practical tips and tools on how to win Hindus to the Lord. Sharing Your Faith With a Hindu is an effective guide for Hindu evangelism both in the United States and abroad.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441211552
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	385 KB

About the Author

Madasamy Thirumalai, a professor of world religions and an academic dean at Bethany College of Missions, has taught at universities in India, and is widely published author. A native of India, he has a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Calcutta. He and his family live near Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

	Preface	9
	Introduction	11
1.	Who Is a Hindu?	19
2.	Ritual Hindus	28
3.	Intellectual Hindus	40
4.	Folk Religious Hindus	67
5.	Basic Christian Truths	81
6.	Material Objects With Divine Power?	86
7.	Divination and Drawing Lots	91
8.	Astrology	98
9.	Sacrifice	103
10.	Spirit Possession and Spiritism	109
11.	Magic and Ancestor Worship	121
12.	Tradition and Superstition	129
13.	Idol Worship	140
14.	Gods and Goddesses	151
	Bibliography	159