P L Rao (Part I and Part II of this Essay are here) Flourishing field of Religion Religious field is flourishing today due to the vast scope of earning fame and power. Scandals and Babas sail together. But the institutions survive due to political patronage enjoyed by the community as a whole. None bothers…
P L Rao (Part I of this Essay is here) History of growth of “Faith” in some important religions Faith as an entity is the backbone of any theology. We now examine how true this statement is by taking example of few religions. Hinduism was born in about 2000 BCE as a blend of emigrant…
P L Rao Recently in a temple, a famous speaker in his discourse on subject “Divinity, Ethics and You” was extolling virtues as man’s innate goodness and need of belief in God and compassionate treatment of others. Suddenly, there was interruption–an announcement: “Will the owner of car number xxx kindly move it aside as…