Many Thanks. As you may know Fr. Amalor's Cause' is now up for Canonization. He quite often made the point that Ghandi made---no Memorial except 'The Work'; but evidently a family relation who 'did well in USA' greased the Vatican wheel, and it all landed on Fr. Louis's desk in Mysore. I was asked to give a 'Witness Letter', which I did---Attachment.
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Venantius J Pinto <[email protected] > wrote: > Dan— > Brilliant. > —vjp > > On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 3:57 PM, Goanet Reformat <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > Yes, of course; but is the horse not already half out of the barn? In > > mid-seventies I attended 'upadesa' sessions given in Mysore by 'Father > > Amalor' (Amalorananda) --- Reverend D.S. Amalorpavadass, who championed > > 'Inculturation' in the wake of earlier spiritual leaders who insisted > that > > the Vedanta & Christianity are joined in the natural evolution of > East/West > > human culture becoming 'planetized'. Later 'tributaries' such as Islam, > in > > due Evolutionary fashion join the mainstream---but everything takes Time! > > > > Amalor's detractors accused him of trying to 'Hinduise Christianity' and > > went to the extent of making a legal issue of it (in Madras/Chennai) > which > > fortunately did not go very far. These Issues are not 'solved' by the > > stroke of some power-broker pen but by a collective effort involving > > 'lifestyle adaptations'. Open Letter signed by Christian Intellectuals is > > commendable, but there can be danger of 'activist-sounding brass & > tinkling > > cymbal'. > > >
