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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Softcover. English. See images for condition.

About the book >.>.> The authors have been constrained by a number of considerations in writing this book. The first is the recognition that readers may not have as easy access to primary or secondary sources for the study of Sikhism as they may have for Christianity. Most books on the subject are published in India. Even if booksellers have good contacts in the subcontinent and can locate them availability is often affected by small print runs of only a couple of thousand copies. We have therefore tried to write a book which is self-explanatory though occasionally references are given to other sources where we think that readers might find them helpful. For this reason we have also confined ourselves more to the fundamental teachings of the religions especially Christianity rather than to exploring developments. Our discussion of grace for example would have constituted a book in itself if we had given attention to the views of Christian theologians during the last two millenia. Sikhism is a very scriptural tradition. Comparison with it from a Christian position must therefore concentrate on this area. We have therefore given much attention to the teachings of the Bible and of the Guru Granth Sahib. Sikhism confines itself to the re-examination and re-expression of scripture. Consequently the kinds of devel opment in the area of textual criticism which have taken place in Christianity since the Enlightenment have no parallel in Sikh studies. (LL)