Baby Krishna Infant Christ: A Comparative Theology of Salvation

Baby Krishna Infant Christ: A Comparative Theology of Salvation

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Author: Kristin Johnston Largen
Publisher: Orbis Books
ISBN: 9781570759321
Format: Paperback
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This engaging work of comparative theology brings into conversation the stories of the infancy and youth of Jesus with those of Krishna in the Hindu tradition to show what Christians can learn about God and Gods saving nature by exploring these two different traditions. Largen recounts the infancy stories, first of Krishna and then of Jesus, and then describes the role each plays as savior for the faithful of that tradition.

Baby Krishna, Infant Christ explores the playfulness of the young Krishna and compares Krishnas early years with those of Jesus, as described in such noncanonical writings as the Gospel of Thomas. Through this comparison Largen demonstrates the unique role of Jesus nature as both human and divine in the Christian understanding of salvation.

Author

Kristin Johnston Largen is associate professor of systematic theology at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. An ordained Lutheran pastor, she is currently the editor of Dialog, an academic journal focused on interreligious dialogue and comparative theology. She is the author of What Christians Can Learn from Buddhism: Rethinking Salvation (Fortress, 2009).

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