Rammohun Roy, often hailed as the “Father of India,” was a key figure in the early internationalisation of religion who embraced Western critiques of Hinduism while holding fast to what he viewed as the Vedas' revelation of a single Supreme Spirit. The Precepts of Jesus was central to the theological and philosophical system he sought to create in dialogue with fellow Indians and Westerners alike. On one hand, Roy sought to present Jesus to the Indian public as a universal religious figure. On the other hand, his portrayal of a decidedly human Jesus strengthened ties with British and American unitarians while challenging the particularist foundation of trinitarian Christianity's claims to universality: the divinity of Christ and his unique atoning work. In response to Christian attacks on his booklet, Roy defended his views using careful exegesis of the biblical text, critiquing evangelical views using the very source of evangelical authority: the words of Jesus himself. Even as he undermined the evangelical identity of Jesus, Roy's decision to make Jesus Christ a significant person to educated Indians established a precedent for viewing Jesus as a universal religious figure unconstrained by the confines of Christianity.

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现代印度之父和上帝之子：Rammohun Roy 的耶稣基督

经常被誉为“印度之父”的 Rammohun Roy 是早期宗教国际化的关键人物，他接受西方对印度教的批评，同时坚持他认为吠陀经对单一至尊精神的启示。耶稣的诫命他试图在与印度同胞和西方人的对话中建立神学和哲学体系的核心。一方面，罗伊试图向印度公众展示耶稣是一个普世宗教人物。另一方面，他对绝对人性的耶稣的描绘加强了与英国和美国的一神论者的联系，同时挑战了三位一体基督教普遍性主张的特殊主义基础：基督的神性和他独特的赎罪工作。为了回应基督徒对其小册子的攻击，罗伊通过对圣经文本的仔细解释来捍卫自己的观点，并使用福音派权威的来源：耶稣本人的话来批评福音派观点。即使他破坏了耶稣的福音派身份，罗伊”