- 20.03.2025
Incompatible Divine Concepts: Why Christianity Rejects Shiva
Christianity and teachings associated with the figure of Shiva represent two completely different views of the divine that cannot be merged without losing the essence of one of the traditions. An introduction to Christian dogmatics demonstrates that the Holy Spirit is not merely an expression of divinity but a full-fledged personality, no less significant than the Father or the Son. This approach is radically different from the image of Shiva, which is understood in the Hindu tradition as a complex amalgamation of traits in which the roles of destroyer and creator are interwoven with cyclical concepts of existence.