Someone recently heard my podcast and posed the often asked, and never severely answered, "what is the difference between ghandi and christ?" i will say that i'm way out of my league with that question; however, i will post my response to this person's e-mail below:
i honestly find your question very challenging because i truly don't understand the difference between king, ghandi, and christ myself. the part of me that was raised christian wants to say that christ is sovereign in an incarnational sort of way that peacemakers like ghandi are not. however, there is an equally strong voice inside my mind that wonders what is the difference between christ's life and that of ghandi? both lived for divine causes and in the end gave up their life for the greater cause of love. also, i often feel that harping on differences between christ and ghandi (or whoever on that peaceful plateau) is only perpetuating divisiveness.
in summary, i will say that i appreciate postmodern philosophy in that i feel i can hold this particular ambiguity without any compulsion to solidify my beliefs. i'm content in my lack of knowledge, but i still want to learn more.
I will end this by asking the same thing I asked this person who wrote me, what are your thoughts on the topic? i clearly don't have any answers. so i will open up the floor to thoughts and ask anyone who reads this to put in their cup of tea on the issue...
