Protap Chunder Mozoomdar (Bengali: প্রতাপ চন্দ্র মজুমদারProtap Chôndro Mojumdar, also transliterated as Pratap Chander Mozoomdar) (2 Oct 1840–21 May 1905) was a leader of the Hindu reform movement, the Brahmo Samaj, in Bengal, India, and a close follower of Keshub Chandra Sen. He was a leading exemplar of the interaction between the philosophies and ethics of Hinduism and Christianity, about which he wrote in his book, The Oriental Christ.
Sen and his colleagues agreed that four Brahmos would study and report on the relationship between Brahmo ideals and the four major world religions (Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and Islam). Gour Govinda Ray was deputed to examine Hinduism; Aghore Nath Gupta, Buddhism and Girish Chandra Sen, Islam. Mozoomdar was deputed to study Christianity. His resulting book, The Oriental Christ, was published by Geo. H. Ellis in Boston in 1883.[2] It was much discussed in the West, and eventually led to an important correspondence between Mozoomdar and Max Müller about the relationship between Hinduism and Christianity. After Mozoomdar published the correspondence it led to controversy in both Britain and India. Müller's efforts to get Mozoomdar to state openly that he was now a Christian were rejected by Mozoomdar, who argued that the label "Christian" did not properly articulate his own positive view of Jesus as a model of self-sacrifice, one whose actions and claims to divinity he interpreted from within the Brahmo philosophy. In turn Müller stated that Christians should learn from the Brahmos and should abandon the traditional Christian formulation of Atonement.[3]
Mozoomdar also wrote several books about the spiritual and social ideals of the Brahmo movement and a biography of Sen, The Life and Teachings of Keshub Chunder Sen (1887). He also wrote a biography of Ramakrishna, of whom he expressed deep admiration. He attended the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893 as a delegate for the Brahmo Samaj. In October 1893, Mozoomdar was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.[4]
In 1919, the collected precepts of Protap Chunder Mazoomdar were published titled as 'Upadesh'.[5] The writings of Mazoomdar reflects an outlook that freely acknowledges the value and fundamental affinity of different religions - including Christianity, Islam, or Judaism - and the religious figures associated with their origin and propagation.
ReferencesEdit
^Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), (1976), Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary), (in Bengali), p 290
^Suresh Chunder Bose (1929). The Life of Protap Chunder Mozoomdar (Vol. 2). Calcutta: Nababidhan Press, p. 105.
^Müller, Georgina, The Life and Letters of Right Honorable Friedrich Max Müller, 2 vols. London: Longman, 1902.
Suresh Chunder Bose (1940). The Life of Protap Chunder Mozoomdar. Nababidhan Trust.
Sunrit Mullick (1 January 2010). The First Hindu Mission to America: The Pioneering Visits of Protap Chunder Mozoomdar. Northern Book Centre. ISBN978-81-7211-281-3.
Article in the Telegraph of India, "Rote, Rhetoric and Identity - The ‘mixed bag’ quality of the colonial encounter, by Malavika Karlekar",
"The oriental Christ" written by Protap Chunder Mozoomdar
October 21, 2023
protap, chunder, mozoomdar, bengali, রত, চন, মজ, মদ, protap, chôndro, mojumdar, also, transliterated, pratap, chander, mozoomdar, 1840, 1905, leader, hindu, reform, movement, brahmo, samaj, bengal, india, close, follower, keshub, chandra, leading, exemplar, in. Protap Chunder Mozoomdar Bengali প রত প চন দ র মজ মদ র Protap Chondro Mojumdar also transliterated as Pratap Chander Mozoomdar 2 Oct 1840 21 May 1905 was a leader of the Hindu reform movement the Brahmo Samaj in Bengal India and a close follower of Keshub Chandra Sen He was a leading exemplar of the interaction between the philosophies and ethics of Hinduism and Christianity about which he wrote in his book The Oriental Christ Protap Chunder MajoomdarBorn2 Oct 1840Bansberia Bengal Presidency British India present day Hooghly District West Bengal India 1 Died21 May 1905Calcutta Bengal Presidency British IndiaNationalityBengaliOccupation s Writer Religious Leader Contents 1 Life and work 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksLife and work EditSen and his colleagues agreed that four Brahmos would study and report on the relationship between Brahmo ideals and the four major world religions Hinduism Christianity Buddhism and Islam Gour Govinda Ray was deputed to examine Hinduism Aghore Nath Gupta Buddhism and Girish Chandra Sen Islam Mozoomdar was deputed to study Christianity His resulting book The Oriental Christ was published by Geo H Ellis in Boston in 1883 2 It was much discussed in the West and eventually led to an important correspondence between Mozoomdar and Max Muller about the relationship between Hinduism and Christianity After Mozoomdar published the correspondence it led to controversy in both Britain and India Muller s efforts to get Mozoomdar to state openly that he was now a Christian were rejected by Mozoomdar who argued that the label Christian did not properly articulate his own positive view of Jesus as a model of self sacrifice one whose actions and claims to divinity he interpreted from within the Brahmo philosophy In turn Muller stated that Christians should learn from the Brahmos and should abandon the traditional Christian formulation of Atonement 3 Mozoomdar also wrote several books about the spiritual and social ideals of the Brahmo movement and a biography of Sen The Life and Teachings of Keshub Chunder Sen 1887 He also wrote a biography of Ramakrishna of whom he expressed deep admiration He attended the Parliament of the World s Religions in Chicago in 1893 as a delegate for the Brahmo Samaj In October 1893 Mozoomdar was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society 4 In 1919 the collected precepts of Protap Chunder Mazoomdar were published titled as Upadesh 5 The writings of Mazoomdar reflects an outlook that freely acknowledges the value and fundamental affinity of different religions including Christianity Islam or Judaism and the religious figures associated with their origin and propagation References Edit Sengupta Subodh Chandra and Bose Anjali editors 1976 Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan Biographical dictionary in Bengali p 290 Suresh Chunder Bose 1929 The Life of Protap Chunder Mozoomdar Vol 2 Calcutta Nababidhan Press p 105 Muller Georgina The Life and Letters of Right Honorable Friedrich Max Muller 2 vols London Longman 1902 American Antiquarian Society Members Directory Protap Chunder Mazoomdar 1919 Upadesh Calcutta a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Bibliography EditSuresh Chunder Bose 1940 The Life of Protap Chunder Mozoomdar Nababidhan Trust Sunrit Mullick 1 January 2010 The First Hindu Mission to America The Pioneering Visits of Protap Chunder Mozoomdar Northern Book Centre ISBN 978 81 7211 281 3 External links EditWorks by or about Protap Chunder Mozoomdar at Internet Archive Article in the Telegraph of India Rote Rhetoric and Identity The mixed bag quality of the colonial encounter by Malavika Karlekar The oriental Christ written by Protap Chunder Mozoomdar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Protap Chunder Mozoomdar amp oldid 1139545655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
