... provides examples of Japanese students, teachers, and other intellectual leaders active in finding or claiming similarity between Christian and Buddhist ideas in efforts to uncover universal truths. In these later sections, the details of the last years of the Unitarian mission and its struggles...

...Geraldine H. Forbes Unitarians and India: A Study in Encounter and Response . By Spencer La Van . Boston : Beacon Press (A Skinner House Book), 1977 . vi , 217 pp. Index. $3.95 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1978 1978 BOOK REVIEWS 789 tention...

... of Fukuzawa, second series) ( Tokyo , 1933 ), 1 : 742 – 749 . 21 JWM , Mar. 3, 1888. 22 MacCauley Clay , Memories and memorials: gatherings from an eventful life ( Tokyo : Fukuin Printing Co. , 1914 ), 504 – 505 ; “Unitarianism in Japan; views of Mr. Kentaro Kaneko...

... help Unitarians. but feel one has eavesdropped on some conver- Lavan has given most attention to the Bengali sations from the past such is Lavan's skill at re- group one suspects because information about creating history. This book will be most useful them is most easily available. From my point...

... the great complexity of agrarian relations in West Bengal, which frustrates both the organizer and the scholar. For instance, state acquisition of a landlord's excess land is not necessarily advantageous for his Unitarians and India: A Study in Encounter and Response. BY SPENCER LAVAN. Boston: Beacon Press...

... transcultural milieus. His discussion of the reception awarded to Keshub Chander Sen, the Brahmo Unitarian, on his visit to Britain in 1870 is a case in point. Aravamudan deftly elucidates the polyvalence of Sen's Anglophone self-presentation, which not only helped win him phenomenal access (for instance...

... having much influence. In the 1930's Aglipay was courted by the Unitarians, (pp. 457-469) but this was only after Unitarian doctrine, based originally on the writings of Isabelo de los Reyes, had achieved supremacy among Aglipayans. By this time Aglipay's prestige was on the decline, and he welcomed...

... in the reports of early missionaries, who understandably overestimated their own role. It was precisely the strength of nationalism in the movement which prevented American Protestants in the Philippines from having much influence. In the 1930's Aglipay was courted by the Unitarians, (pp. 457-469...

..., D.C.; and a son, Christopher Franklin Buchanan, a daughter-in-law, Susan Nichols, and two grandchildren, Katie and Peter, all of Arlington, Virginia. He was a member of the First Unitarian-Universalist Church, Columbus. A memorial service was held on Sunday, November 16, 2003. The family requests...

..., and a grandson, Andrew Steffes Korson, all of Denver; six stepsons, eight stepgrandchildren, a nephew, and several cousins. Contributions may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst, P.O. Box 502, Amherst, Mass. 01004, or the Sociology Graduate Student Fellowship Program, University...

..., a daughter-in-law, Susan Nichols, and two grandchildren, Katie and Peter, all of Arlington, Virginia. He was a member of the First Unitarian-Universalist Church, Columbus. A memorial service was held on Sunday, November 16, 2003. The family requests that, in lieu of other memorials, contributions be made...

... both Native Americans and the inhabitants of the subcontinent. Later, the term “Hindoo” came to distinguish those from present-day India and its environs. Simultaneously, while some Unitarian theologians became fascinated with elements of Hindu thought and philosophy, other American missionaries were...

... escorted to his fiftieth reunion at Harvard. They married seven years later and alternated between his summer home at Marblehead, Massachusetts, and her family home in Concord, Massachusetts, where Mrs. Furber arranged a memorial service for her late husband in the historic First Parish Unitarian...

... about his significance for understanding the Hindu-Christian (or Christian-Hindu) encounter. From the fragments of Brahmabandhab's past, Lipner reconstructs the circuitous route by which his subject came to a Trinitarian faith via Unitarian-influenced Brahmoism and its sectarian offshoots. Herein lies...

...). On the other hand, Minahasans feared "our tiny minority" would be "swallowed up" by the giant Indonesian nation (p. 130). To allay their fears, most Minahasans rejected the more popular Unitarian nationalism promoted by Sukarno the nationalism of one nation and embraced federalism autonomy of each ethnic group...

..." encounters which led Ramabai progressively further along a path from unitarian inclination to trinitarian monotheism. Throughout her life, Ramabai also remained a Hindu and a Brahman, in her culture, her language, and her outlook. The ambiguities, therefore, of what "Hindu" might have meant, then and now...

... as a "bridge of understanding" between India and Pakistan, and as a point of reference for the Urdu-speaking Muslims' integration into India's Hindu society. A true Unitarian, transcending the religious and cultural barriers, Ghalib was presented as a model of a true Indian nationalist Muslim. Ghalib's...

... of articles in The Christian Century, The Unitarian Register, Studies in Islam, The Muslim World, and The Light. The author tells us in the preface quite frankly that he has relied entirely on English sources and translations into English. In other words, the work is largely based on secondary sources which...

..., speaks volumes about his significance for understanding the Hindu-Christian (or Christian-Hindu) encounter. From the fragments of Brahmabandhab's past, Lipner reconstructs the circuitous route by which his subject came to a Trinitarian faith via Unitarian-influenced Brahmoism and its sectarian offshoots...

..., the social manifestations of faith, and the problematic relationship between religious organizations and the state. Two discussions are particularly significant: first, the contributions of Unitarianism to the shift from violent opposition between Christianity and Buddhism to vigorous debate...