(July 5, 2015 at 5:47 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: Indian trinity? Damn.
Since the trinity is such a universal symbol, it must be rooted on universal human experience and phenomenon that is ubiquitous—whether it's three things that work together like mother-father-child and sun-moon-Earth or one thing that goes through three stages like your maiden-mother-crone.
Are you a student or scholar in this field? I have a master's in English, but you are taking me places where my studies did not go.
Can't see the end of Christianity? That's all right. We walk by faith not by sight.
I think so, it's not my area of expertise but it is a recurring feature you'll encounter all around the globe. The Trimurti doesn't see so much love on a lay level anymore (Indians tend to favour powerful female figures like Kali and Lakshimi) but most of the oldest state sponsored Indian institutions are centered around it.
I'm a University Lecturer teaching Religious Studies and Liberal Christian Theology courses with a background of a B.A in Anglican Theology and Early Church History and an M.Div from a relatively conservative Greek Orthodox Seminary. I'm also studying part time for an Masters in Sunni Islamic Theology. Early Church history does tend to require an understanding of pre-christian Hellenistic/Asiatic religions but it's not my main focus.
And yeah, I'm not actually too concerned about Christianity; it's Islam I think everyone has to keep an eye on and should worry about. Christians can't drag us back to the dark ages now but those guys have the potential to if left unchecked.
