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  Gur Panth Parkash
Gur Panth Parkash
by Rattan Singh Bhangoo
Translated by
Prof Kulwant Singh


 

 

Sikhism and Civilisation

by Daljit Singh

1999

ISBN 81-85815-12-7

Foreword  

1. Introduction

Problems
Historical Perspective
Gibbon’s Views (1737-1794)
Toynbee’s View (1889-1975)

 

2. Graeco-Roman Influence On Christianity

Introductory
Orphism
Pythagoras (580-? BC)
Socrates (469?-399 BC)
Plato (427?-347? BC)
Aristotle (384-322 BC)
Late Greek Thought
Plotinus (205?-270? CE)
Conclusion

 

3. Judaic Heritage Of Christianity

Judaic Ideology
Judaic Ethics
Jew Prophets and Their Role
The Coming of the Christ
Centuries of Post-Christ
Developments in Judaism
Conclusion

 

4. Developments In Christianity

Early Period
Christianity
Formulation of the Ideology Starts
The Emperor Becomes Christian
Attempts at Standardisation of Theology
The Emperor and the Church
Dichotomy Accepted – Fathers of the Church
Growth of Monasticism

 

5. The Sikh Worldview

Introduction
God in Sikhism
Corollaries of ‘God is Love’
Implication of ‘God is Love’
Consequent Differences with
Other Religious Systems of India
Essentials of Sikh Life and Its Differences
with Other Systems in Matters of Social Responsibility
Role of Later Nine Gurus
Manmukh to Gurmukh : The Guru’s
Concept of Evolution of Man
Survey of Higher Religions
Dichotomous Religions
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Religious History and Creation of the Khalsa
Conclusion

 

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