Eleventh International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society

Abstract

This paper is a reflection. After teaching for 23 years, receiving two masters and his Ph.D., I felt empty. There was something missing. I wondered if the genesis of my sense of emptiness stemmed from my religious beliefs? I ventured to learn more about life and Christianity. I entered seminary at age 52. After studying other religions and other gods in World Religions class, I questioned whether Jesus is himself a “universal” God. What about the other many gods that exists in the world? Where are they in relation to Jesus and where is Jesus among them? Between my desire to learn more about his Christianity and my aspiration to learn other religions, I was afforded a fateful opportunity to search for his God in India. This paper recounts my journey into India based on my book. Each chapter of “A Christian in India: Lessons from a Seminarian Who Finds Jesus in Hindu Temples,” takes you deeper into who Jesus is, where God resides, and we see how my faith grows deeper and stronger.