Kristus dan Krisna: Upaya Menemukan Point of Contact Dalam Mendialogkan Injil

Abstract

The religious comparative dialogue is one of the effective means of carrying out the mission of the church, in the midst of a pluralistic society, especially for followers of the Hindu religion. An interesting concept in Christianity and Hinduism that can be compared is about Krishna and Christ. This study aims to make a comparison about the person of Christ and Krishna, and to interpret the concept of salvation they offer as an effort to find a point of contac in the dialogue of the Gospel to Hindu people in Indonesia. This study uses a library research method where the researcher tries to answer the research problem by looking for literature sources that correlate with the research problem, both textbooks and journals. The conclusion of this study is that there is a meeting point in the concept of salvation between Christ and Krishna which is useful in dialoguing the gospel to Hindu adherents in Indonesia.