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  2. Practices and beliefs of Mahatma Gandhi - Wikipedia

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    According to Indira Carr and others, Gandhi was influenced by Vaishnavism, Jainism and Advaita Vedanta. [15] [16] Balkrishna Gokhale states that Gandhi was influenced by Hinduism and Jainism, and his studies of Sermon on the Mount of Christianity, Ruskin and Tolstoy. [17] Additional theories of possible influences on Gandhi have been proposed.

  3. Gandhism - Wikipedia

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    Gandhi's residence in South Africa itself sought inspiration from another Western literary figure—Leo Tolstoy. [5] Leo Tolstoy's critique of institutional Christianity and faith in the love of the spirit greatly moved him. He would after becoming a popular political activist write the foreword to Tolstoy's essay, A letter to a Hindu.

  4. Ahimsa - Wikipedia

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    Gandhi took the religious principle of ahimsa, and turned it into a non-violent tool for mass action. He used it to fight not only colonial rule, but social evils such as racial discrimination and untouchability as well. [90] Gandhi stated his belief that "[a]himsa is in Hinduism, it is in Christianity as well as in Islam."

  5. Kamala Harris: A Baptist with a Jewish husband and a faith ...

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    The clergy and scholars noted that the concept of nonviolent resistance, a critical strategy in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, gained influence under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi in India ...

  6. Opposition to the Partition of India - Wikipedia

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    Rafi Ahmed Kidwai supported Mahatma Gandhi's vision of a united India. [57] Ram Manohar Lohia opposed partition in line with Mahatma Gandhi's path of Hindu-Muslim unity. [91] Rezaul Karim was a champion of Hindu-Muslim unity and a united India. He "argued that the idea that Hindus and Muslims are two distinct nations was ahistorical" and held ...

  7. Mahatma Gandhi - Wikipedia

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    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [c] (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.

  8. Charles Freer Andrews - Wikipedia

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    The bust of C.F. Andrews over his grave, in Lower Circular Road Christian Cemetery – Kolkata (earlier Calcutta) Andrews had been involved in the Christian Social Union since university, and was interested in exploring the relationship between a commitment to the Gospel and a commitment to justice, through which he was attracted to struggles for justice throughout the British Empire ...

  9. Opinion: Christian Nationalism entails making an idol of the ...

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    Christians have a responsibility and civic duty from God to advocate for just laws, policies and activities in any nation where they live. Opinion: Christian Nationalism entails making an idol of ...