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In 1915 A. J. Appasamy went to study philosophy and religion in the U.S.A. at
Harvard University, and later in Britain at Oxford University, where he received a doctorate of Philosophy. It seemed evident to Appasamy that ‘if the Christians in India are to make any impact upon national life, they must
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be well-educated men who are quite familiar with the literature of the country, though they may not follow the Hindu religion.’ He came to this conclusion from a comparison with the role of
Christians in ancient Rome. The influence of ‘many great scholars and inspiring teachers’, such as
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After 1936 he worked several years in a village of seven hundred people at a night school for adults. He was also concerned in the IMC ( International
Missionary Conference) in Tambaram in 1938. He associated himself with the ‘Rethinking Christianity Group’, of which
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After returning to India in 1922 Appasamy became an editor of the
Christian Literature Society. This enabled him to continue his studies, turning to Sanskrit texts as well as Tamil; for which he turned to Sanskrit pandits. He was particularly interested in ‘how
133:(contemplation) as a method of attaining truth. His son, A.J. Appasamy, was aware of some danger but also of ‘the immense value’ of this view of prayer; he was convinced that this practice of yoga had made a profound, positive difference to his father's life.
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before coming to the
Christian faith at the age of 24. A. J. Appasamy often wrote of the influence of his father and his family on him. After becoming a Christian his father studied both Christianity and
100:, Tamil Nadu. He was a member of the 'Rethinking Christianity Group', and sought to reconcile Christian with Hindu philosophies. He interpreted Christianity as 'bhaktimarga'.
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In his works
Appasamy mentions all kinds of people: some as illustration, some to disagree with and some as examples to learn from. These are some people whom he admires: St.
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Erstgestalten einer einheimischen
Theologie in Südindien – Ein Kapitel indischer Theologiegeschichte als kritischer Beitrag zur Definition von ‘einheimischer Theologie’
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From 1932 to 1936 Appasamy was teaching in Bishop's
College in Calcutta (Kolkata). There, he made extra study of the neo-Hindu movements in India, such as the
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Erstgestalten einer einheimischen
Theologie in Südindien – Ein Kapitel indischer Theologiegeschichte als kritischer Beitrag zur Definition von "einheimischer"
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169:, who visited Oxford in 1920. Appasamy came to know Sundar Singh well, and collaborated with B.H. Streeter in writing a book on him,
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A Christian theological approach to
Hinduism: being studies in the theology of A.J. Appasamy, V. Chakkarai and P. Chenchiah
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A Christian theological approach to Hinduism: being studies in the theology of A.J. Appasamy, V. Chakkarai and P. Chenchiah
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A Christian theological approach to Hinduism: being studies in the theology of A.J. Appasamy, V. Chakkarai and P. Chenchiah
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A Christian theological approach to Hinduism: being studies in the theology of A.J. Appasamy, V. Chakkarai and P. Chenchiah
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A Christian theological approach to Hinduism, being studies in the theology of A. J. Appasamy, V. Chakkarai and
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Appasamy was a forerunner of inter-faith dialogue and cooperation, and influenced theologians such as
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In 1964 Appasamy listed his more important books. Here we follow his list, with some additions.
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121:. In his 67th year he became consumed with a passion to see God, learnt meditation from a Hindu
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Francis, T.D. "A .J. Appasamy: An Advocate of Indigenous Christian Theology" in A.J. Appasamy,
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Francis, T.D. "A.J. Appasamy: An Advocate of Indigenous Christian Theology" in A.J. Appasamy,
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A.J. Appasamy, Christianity as bhakti marga – a study of the Johannine doctrine of love
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writers of India.’ Another influence which began at this time was that of the sadhu
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Jezus als goeroe – Het beeld van Jezus Christus onder hindoes en christenen in India
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Temple Bells: readings from Hindu religious literature, edited by A. J. Appasamy ...
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had constructed into a theological system his deep personal experience of God.’
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Francis, T.D. "A.J. Appasamy: An Advocate of Indigenous Christian Theology" in
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regularly, had mystical experiences, and emphasised the value of the prayer of
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112:(south India) on 3 September 1891, to Christian parents His father had been a
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Appasamy, A.J. "My Theological Quest – The Need for an Indian Theology", in
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Appasamy, A.J. "My Theological Quest – The Need for an Indian Theology", in
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Appasamy, A.J. "My Theological Quest – The Need for an Indian Theology", in
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Appasamy, A.J. "My Theological Quest – The Need for an Indian Theology", in
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Appasamy, A.J. "My Theological Quest – The Need for an Indian Theology", in
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Appasamy, A.J. "My Theological Quest – The Need for an Indian Theology", in
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Appasamy, A.J. "My Theological Quest – The Need for an Indian Theology" in
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Christianity as bhakti marga – a study of the Johannine doctrine of love
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Christianity as bhakti marga – a study of the Johannine doctrine of love
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Christianity as bhakti marga – a study of the Johannine doctrine of love
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The Johannine doctrine of life. A study of Christian and Indian thought
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Christianity as bhakti marga: a study of the Johannine doctrine of Love
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Gurukul Theological Research Group of the Tamilnad Christian Counsel.
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Gurukul Theological Research Group of the Tamilnad Christian Counsel
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Christ in the Indian Church. A primer of Christian faith and practice
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From 1951 until his retirement in 1959 he served in the newly formed
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The Christian Bhakti of A.J. Appasamy – A collection of his writings
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The Christian Bhakti of A.J. Appasamy – A collection of his writings
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The Christian Bhakti of A.J. Appasamy – A collection of his writings
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The Christian Bhakti of A.J. Appasamy – A collection of his writings
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The Christian Bhakti of A.J. Appasamy – A collection of his writings
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The Christian Bhakti of A.J. Appasamy – A collection of his writings
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The Christian Bhakti of A.J. Appasamy – A collection of his writings
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The Christian Bhakti of A.J. Appasamy – A Collection of his writings
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Tamil Christian Poet: the life and writings of H. A. Krishna Pillai
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Write the vision! Edwin Orr's thirty years of adventurous service
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The Cross is Heaven. The life and writings of sadhu Sundar Singh
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and M.M. Thomas. He had many Hindu, Muslim and Sikh friends.
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What is moksa? A study in the Johannine doctrine of life
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The Sadhu: a study in mysticism and practical religion
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84:(3 September 1891 – 1980) was an Indian
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495:Pioneers of indigenous Christianity
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801:Harvard Divinity School alumni
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806:Church of South India clergy
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475:The Theology of Hindu Bhakti
379:Church union: an Indian view
82:Aiyadurai Jesudasen Appasamy
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104:Early life and studies
223:diocese, Tamil Nadu.
217:Church of South India
94:Church of South India
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451:My theological quest
403:The cultural problem
244:Bernard of Clairvaux
203:Pandippedi Chenchiah
125:, began to practise
86:Christian theologian
340:Select publications
288:H.A. Krishna Pillai
195:Ramakrishna Mission
147:Friedrich von Hügel
331:Paul D. Devanandan
185:Christian Ministry
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550:Wagner, H.
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159:Rudolf Otto
790:Categories
512:References
493:K. Baago,
276:George Fox
221:Coimbatore
110:Tamil Nadu
98:Coimbatore
72:Occupation
615:Boyd, R.
324:Chaitanya
236:Augustine
171:The Sadhu
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312:Shankara
306:, Sadhu
240:Ramanuja
193:and the
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173:(1921).
119:Hinduism
114:Shaivite
18:Appasamy
375:(1930)
351:(1921)
316:Eckhart
272:Tukaram
92:of the
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701:, 106.
688:, xiv.
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131:dhyana
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