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Wisdom of the Sadhu
PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:23 pm
by oro!
I picked up this book of Sundar Singh a couple of weeks ago, and I must say I love his style. Basically, the book is divided into two sections: parables using hindu terms(that are actually Christian) and questions and answers. He writes in a way that is simple, but gets the point across, like Jesus did. He has an amazing, redemptive story that I think any person should pick up, especially Hindus. Has anyone else read any of this man's writings?
PostPosted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:25 pm
by itch
Sundar huh? Actually, I've never heard of him. Could you name other books of his so I could choose one to look into?
PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:48 pm
by Doubleshadow
Wow! He left a book? He's been one of my favorite Chrsitians since I read about him in Jesus Freaks Vol. II. I'm going to have to get a hold of this. Thanks for the heads up!
For those of you who don't know who he is, he was training to be a sadhu (Hindu priest) a became a Christian. He decided that if the Gospel was become relevant to Hindus, the idea that one had to become like a Britisher to be a Christian (clothing, culture, etc.) had to be abandoned. He decided to become a sadhu for Christ, and went from house to house with no money, no food, no shoes (he became known as the Apostle of the Beeding Feet) and no guarantees, just like the original apostles and like a sadhu. He was thrown out, beaten, but kept going. He even began going to Buddhist countries knowing they were hostile enough to kill him because he was preaching the Gospel because no one else was going, and was killed in the mission field after decades of work. It's specualted the the church in india exists today largely because of him.
PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:39 pm
by bigsleepj
Here's an interesting article I read a few years ago by CS Lewis scholar and occasional theologist Kathryn Lindskoog that covers George MacDonald and CS Lewis, but is for the most past about Sadhu Sindar Singh. Enjoy.
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