A Contemporary Look at Sikh Religion: Essays on Scripture, Identity, Creation, Spirituality, Charity and Interfaith Dialogue

Contents: Preface. I. Scripture: 1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib: Ecumenical with holistic message. 2. Vision of universal humanhood: Sri Guru Gobind Singhji. II. Identity: 3. Early Sikh faith: counter-religious movements and identity formation; struggle for identity continues (1985-1995). III. Specific Themes: 5. Guru Nanak Devji\'s concept of creation. 6. Spirituality. 7. Charity. 8. Suffering and death. IV. Inter Faith dialogue: 9. Guru Nanak Devji and inter faith dialogue. 10. Development of \'inter-religious dialogue\' in India with special reference to contribution of the Sikhs. Bibliography.

"The ten essays in this volume are divided into four parts. In part one, the first essay deals with the Sikh scriptures, second essay discusses in detail, the vision and mission of universal humanhood of Sri Guru Gobind Singhji. In part two, the essays deals with \'Sikh Identity\', and show that till today the struggle for identity is continuing. Part three contains four essays dealing with the Sikh concepts of creation, spirituality, charity and suffering and death. Part four contains two essays, one dealing with interfaith dialogue offered by Sri Guru Nanak Devji and the last essay on the historical development of the same process, with special reference to the contribution of the Sikh community.

The volume will be of great interest to scholars working on religion in South Asia in general and Sikh studies in particular."