THE UNITY OF RELIGIONS
Sir,-Your reviewer indicts Bhagavan Das on two counts: (1) he is indifferent to western beliefs; (2) he twists Biblical ‘texts to fit his thesis. On the first charge he is excusable. A member of a "backward" race ("heathen, I regret to say," Mr. Pecksniff would have remarked) the eminent Savant doubtless escaped the benefits of Christian tuition; hence — his iconoclasm. On the second: the "interpretations" of ancient Hindu writings by European Sanscritists-notably Dr. Weber and Professor Max Muller-cer-tainly provide a comical precedent. Dr, Das is a little old for such childishness, It was thought common knowledge that the Higher Criticism had effectively disposed of the "inspirational" theory by showing how interpolations added through the centuries. have distorted the original meaning of texts, often entirely changing the sense. So Pandit Das’s omissions and interpolations are, in fact, evidence of literary integrity.
RUSTIC
(Waipukurau),
(Abridged.--Ed,)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 447, 16 January 1948, Page 5
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