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Abstract/Sommario: The Author studies ways in which today some people find their religious identity linked to different traditions which used to be seen as incompatible. A deeper sense of the mystery of God and God's concern for all people make this liminal double identity 'possible and valuable'

Abstract/Sommario: The question of conversions in India from the angle of the social impact they have. The A. pleads for an open attitude that is sensitive to the values and integrity of the communities affected and yet remains open to change and stands by the freedom granted by the Indian constitution in this matter

Abstract/Sommario: The A. uses the concepts of liminla and liminoid made popular by Victor Turter among sociologists to suggest that shrines and pilgrimages, so popular in all religious traditions especially in India, are sources of experiences that challenge the narrow outlook of our structured societie and project a glimpse of another possible world resulting from contact with the sacred, a world reflecting an inclusive egalitarian society, which in fact should be the world which religious faiths are c ...; [Leggi tutto...] The A. uses the concepts of liminla and liminoid made popular by Victor Turter among sociologists to suggest that shrines and pilgrimages, so popular in all religious traditions especially in India, are sources of experiences that challenge the narrow outlook of our structured societie and project a glimpse of another possible world resulting from contact with the sacred, a world reflecting an inclusive egalitarian society, which in fact should be the world which religious faiths are called to announce. The article may also help to enhance the pastoral rule of shrines and centres of pilgrimage