Hinduism Through Questions and Answers

All religions in this modern, scientific age have come under serious scrutiny. Unfortunately, this scrutiny has more often than not muddled religious waters, rather than cleared them up. Hinduism, too, has suffered from this ignorance of the scientific mind. In an attempt to bring some light to the situation, Swami Harshananda, through forty questions and answers, dispels many misconceptions and misunderstandings about Hinduism. In his words:

These answers are not meant by way of defense of whatever exists in the name of Hinduism, but offer explanations indicating the origin of familiar ideas and institutions.

Swami Harshananda is a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order.