Reply to 'A Philosophical Critique of Radical Universalism'

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Namaste to Everyone,

 

I have recently written a comprehensive reply to Dr. Frank Morales'

article 'Does Hinduism teach that all religions are the same? A

Philosophical Critique of Radical Universalism' which had appeared in

various websites (including Sulekha and IndiaNest) during the period

December 2004 to February 2005. This article was introduced to this

group by Dr. Morales vide his post (# 25387) which I reproduce below.

 

I believe that Dr. Morales conflates between what he calls Radical

Universalism and the true Universalism that lies in Hinduism with the

result that he impugns the very core of Hindu religion. He also

belittles the great Hindu saint Sri Ramakrishna as well as Swami

Vivekananda. I have comprehensively examined all the arguments

presented in his paper and find them to be completely fallacious and

specious. My article (reply) is titled 'The Sword of Kali' and has

been published by IndiaNest. A word of caution before you begin to

read it - the article is pretty long (so was Dr. Morales'

article). 'The Sword of Kali' may be accessed at the following url:

 

www.boloji.com

 

Comments on the article are welcome.

 

Warm regards,

Chittaranjan

 

 

 

advaitin, Frank Morales <drfmrls> wrote:

>

> Greetings & Namaste, Everyone,

>

> I've just completed a major paper on the question of whether or

> not Hinduism actually teaches that all religions are the same,

> an idea that I call Radical Universalism. This issue has become

> the most paralyzing and crucial philosophical issue that Hinduism

> has faced in the last 200 years.

>

> The on-line version of the paper is located here:

>

> http://www.dharmacentral.com/universalism.htm

>

> The paper takes an in-depth philosophical approach to the issue,

> delving into the historical origins of the idea, as well as the

> immediate impact that it has had on Hinduism for the last two

> centuries. While the paper is certainly meant to be read by

> each and every concerned Hindu, it has been especially created

> with Hindu leaders, Hindu intellectuals and Hindu activists as

> its main audience. The hope is that this paper will quickly

> become the definitive statement on this important issue.

>

> If you find the paper helpful and informative, I would ask that

> you please assist me in distributing it to as large and wide an

> audience as possible. Please forward this information to any

> friends or lists that would find it interesting. If you have a

> web site, please consider placing the paper on your site, or

> providing a link. In addition to the web format version, please

> feel free to contact me if you would like a Word version of the

> paper. I'll be following up this message with a text format

> version of the paper. Thank you, all, and take care.

>

> Jaya Sanatana Dharma,

>

> Dr. Frank Gaetano Morales, Ph.D.

> www.dharmacentral.com

>

> http://www.dharmacentral.com/universalism.htm

>