From: Theological Studies | Date: September 1, 1995| Author: Malkovsky, Bradley | COPYRIGHT 1995 Theological Studies, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Christology remains the central task in Christian dialogue with other religions. Thangaraj takes on the question of Jesus' significance and possible normativity in the context of dialogue with Saivites of Tamil Nadu (South India). He offers a much-needed alternative to earlier avatar-Christologies proposed by Christian theologians who sought to adapt Hindu Vaisnavite notions of divine descent to traditional Logos Christology. T. argues that the avatar concept, with obvious parallels ...