Krsna and Christ: Body-Divine Relation in the Thought of Sankara, Ramanuja, and Classical Christian Orthodoxy

by Steven Tsoukalas

Publisher:

Paternoster

, 2006

Overview

This book provides a rigorous investigation of the comparisons often drawn between the Krsnavatara (Krsna in his avatara state) doctrines of Sankara and Ramanaja and the incarnation of Christ as represented by classical Christian orthodoxy.

Is the Christian doctrine of Christ's incarnation similar to a Hindu doctrine of Krsnavatara? Steven Tsoukalas maintains that the perceived similarities are actually superficial. He argues that more careful consideration of epistemologies and ontologies should be undertaken when comparing theologies and soteriologies pertinent to avatara and incarnation.

Praise for the Print Edition

A penetrating exploration of crucial differences between Christianity’s incarnation of Christ and certain Hindu traditions' doctrines of Krishna-avatar.

—Jerry L. Walls

Product Details

• Title: Krsna and Christ: Body-Divine Relation in the Thought of Sankara, Ramanuja, and Classical Christian Orthodoxy
• Author: Steven Tsoukalas
• Publisher: Paternoster Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 326

About Steven Tsoukalas

Steven Tsoukalas is the Executive Director and Senior Research Consultant for Sound Doctrine Ministries, of Exeter, NH. Steven is also a missionary to cultists and is member of the adjunct faculty at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is the author of Masonic Rites and Wrongs (Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co., 1995), Knowing Christ in the Challenge of Heresy (University Press of America, 1999), Christian Faith 101: The Basics and Beyond (Judson Press, 2000) and The Nation of Islam: Understanding the “Black Muslims” (Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co., 2001).