Christianity and Sikhism

Christianity and Sikhism
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#1: Rawlyk, G. A. (1996). Is Jesus your personal Saviour: in search of Canadian evangelicalism in
the 1990s. McGill-Queen's Press-MQUP.
The research findings are based on Angus Reid Poll's religious practices, attitudes, and
beliefs in the different parts of Canada. The poll is considered the largest public opinion survey
ever to be conducted in the country. Rawlyk argued that Canadian Evangelicalism is considered
to be more accommodating than its counterpart in the United States of America. The author
embarks on a journey of discovering the quintessential nature of evangelism in Canada in
comparison to the extreme evangelism in the southern part of the US in the 1990s. The empirical
data collected during the research showed that 16% of Canadians are evangelicals. He also uses
the earlier historical works in establishing the real connection existent between the current level
of evangelism and early Canadian evangelism. The study revealed a complex form of evangelism
in which what is considered the populist form of Christianity is practiced and experienced by
high-ranking evangelicals in this part of the world.
#2: The Story of Monasticism: Retrieving an Ancient Tradition for Contemporary Spirituality by Greg
Peters
The other introduces a wide range of debates as well as conclusions when it comes to the
contemporary New Testament. Whereas the reviews in the book aim at providing Biblical researchers
with a general overview of memory research, the greatest attention is paid to the general audience.
Ehrman tries to remind the readers about the gap of 40-60 between the life of Jesus Christ and the
period of the writing of the gospel books. He tries to make the readers understand how the stories of
Jesus passed through the years or rather traversed the gap. Therefore, he emphasizes the need for
scholars to engage in memory research as produced by anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, and
other researchers. Ehrman opines that most of the New Testament scholars have failed to do so.
However, he does not acknowledge the fact that this could be considered the most energetic area as far
as the historical Jesus is concerned.
#3. Bass, D. B. (2021). Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way,
and Presence. Way, 161, 216.
The award-winning scholar and author describes the multi-faceted nature of Jesus by going
beyond the cultural wars by giving an account of refreshment. The author ties all she can to keep the
teachings not only relevant but also alive in our daily lives. She asks what one can do to ensure that he or
she remains a Christian. This emerges as the main question that Diana asks throughout the discussion.
She notes that this is one of the questions that most believers often ponder whenever they are wrestling
with disappointment as well as disillusionment in their leadership and church among other elements.
Whereas a large population of Christians reach the point of leaving their churches, they can never leave
their faith behind. In other words, Christians often maintain their faith even if they fall out with others
because of their church-related issues. The conflicts and other issues that arise in Churches can never
make Christians leave their faith.
Comparison to Sikhism
In comparison to book #1, Sikhism accounts for 2.1% of the Canadian population. The
population of Sikhists has increased exponentially since 1991. According to Rawlyk, Canada has
around 16% of the population being evangelicals. It is also worth noting that there is a strong
connection between the current Sikhism and the past Sikhism as there is a connection between
the current evangelism and what was practiced several years down the line. In book#2, the author
argues that there is a gap of 40-60 between the life of Jesus Christ and the period of the writing
of the gospel books. On the other hand, the first edition of the Sikhism book was 1604 and it was
completed and then approved by Guru Arjan. Arjan included his hymns as well as those of
others including the likes of Angad, Ram Das, and Amar Das as well as a collection of both
Islamic and Hindu Saints of the time. In article #3, Jesus is multi-faced and believers need to find
ways that can keep them in Jesus for the rest of their lives. On the other hand, Sikhists believe in
one God. They refer to God as Waheguru. They also believe in rebirth as well as Karma.
Religion is a way of life in both Christianity and Sikhism.

References
Bass, D. B. (2021). Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and
Presence. Way, 161, 216.
The Story of Monasticism: Retrieving an Ancient Tradition for Contemporary Spirituality by Greg Peters
Rawlyk, G. A. (1996). Is Jesus your personal Saviour: in search of Canadian evangelicalism in the 1990s. McGill-
Queen's Press-MQUP.
Regan, M. (2018). Understanding Sikhism.

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the 1990s. McGill-Queen's Press-MQUP.

embarks on a journey of discovering the quintessential nature of evangelism in Canada in

high-ranking evangelicals in this part of the world.

scholars to engage in memory research as produced by anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, and

as the historical Jesus is concerned.

and Presence. Way, 161, 216.

make Christians leave their faith.

Religion is a way of life in both Christianity and Sikhism.

Presence. Way, 161, 216.

Regan, M. (2018). Understanding Sikhism.

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