AUGUST 26, 2016
Karma and Reincarnation: Foundations for ethics and personal significance
By Vishal Mangalwadi, July 13, 2016
Karma & Reincarnation is Lecture #1 of the Hollywood Distinguished Lectures Series by Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi.
It expounds how Indian religions explained the moral nature of reality in the light of the Bible's teaching on sin and resurrection of the body.
Wisdom from India: 1. Hinduism. Part 1
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Wisdom from India: 1. Hinduism. Part2
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Wisdom from India: 1. Hinduism. Part 3
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Wisdom from India: 1. Hinduism. Part 4
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Wisdom from India: 1. Hinduism. Part 5
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Vishal Mangalwadi
Vishal Mangalwadi(born 1949) is anIndian Christianreligious philosopher, writer and lecturer.
Vishal was born inChhattarpur,(M.P.) India to Victor and Kusum Mangalwadi and grew up along with his six siblings in the states ofUPand MP.
Vishal Mangalwadi graduated from theUniversity of Allahabadin 1969 and earned MA in Philosophy from theUniversity of Indorein 1973. In 1974, Vishal co-founded The Theological Research and Communication Institute (TRACI) and began to develop his Master's thesis into his first book,The World of Gurus, published by Vikas Publishing House in 1977 and serialized in the weekly magazine, "Sunday".
In 1975 Vishal married his wife Ruth fromBareilly(UP), a graduate of Lucknow University (Uttar Pradesh) who returned to India after obtaining a Masters in Theology from Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL, USA). In 1976, Vishal and Ruth moved to his father's farm in Gatheora village inChhatarpur Districtand founded a non-profit, the Association For Comprehensive Rural Assistance to serve the rural poor and transform their caste-based feudal social system. His work was opposed, violently resisted. In 1980 he was briefly incarcerated inTikamgarhJail where he began writing his second book, "Truth and Social Reform."
During the anti-Sikh riots that followed theassassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhiin 1984, his organization was also burned down. From 1984-'87 Vishal served as the honorary Director of TRACI and published "Truth and Social Reform". In 1984 Vishal was appointed the Convenor of the Peasant's Commission of theJanata Party. In 1987 he initiated a national movement against the revival ofSati. From 1988 to 1994 Vishal served as an assistant toKanshiram, the founder of theBahujan Samaj Party. From 1996 Vishal has been writing, lecturing and publishing around the world. In 2003, the unaccredited institutionWilliam Carey International University, awarded him a Doctorate in Laws. In 2009 he published the US edition of "Truth and Transformation" encouraging local churches around the world to double up as centers of learning and service, offering tuition-free, internet based college education. In 2010 a pilot project began in Indonesia. Vishal continues to travel around the world to promote this vision of Church-and-Internet Based Higher Education. He writes regularly for New Delhi-based bilingual monthly FORWARD Press.
Books
The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization(2011)
Truth and Transformation: A Manifesto for Ailing Nations(2009)
Spirituality of Hate: A Futuristic Perspective on Indo-Pakistan Conflict(2002)
The Quest for Freedom and Dignity: Caste, Conversion, and Cultural Revolution(2001)
Burnt Alive: The Staines and the God They Loved— with Vijay Martis, M.B. Desai, Babu K. Verghese and Radha Samuel (2000)
Why Must You Convert?(1999)
Corruption vs. True Spirituality— withFrancis Schaeffer(1998)
India: The Grand Experiment(1997)
Missionary Conspiracy: Letters to a Postmodern Hindu(1996)
What Liberates a Woman?: The Story ofPandita Ramabai— A Builder of Modern India—with Nicol McNicol (1996)
The Legacy ofWilliam Carey: A Model for the Transformation of a Culture—with Ruth Mangalwadi (1993)
In Search of Self: Beyond the New Age; also titledWhen the New Age Gets Old: Looking for a Greater Spirituality(1992)
Truth and Social Reform(1989)
The World of Gurus(1977)
Dear Rajan: Letters to a New Believer(1972)
William Carey and the regeneration of India(1977) with Ruth Mangalwadi and Darrow L. Miller
Astrology(2002)
Why Are We Backward?: Exploring the Roots, Exploding the Myths, Embracing True Hope(2013)
“Vishal Mangalwadi, born and raised in India has seen and studied the New Age firsthand.” -Back cover,When The New Age Gets Old, Vishal Mangalwadi, InterVarsity Press, 1992, 228 pages
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