Encounter and Acculturation in 19th-Century Bengal: Bhaktivinoda Thakur and the Unitarians

Abstract

 The article Encounter and Acculturation in 19th-Century Bengal by David P. Carter explores Bhaktivinoda Thakur’s early engagement with Unitarian Christianity. Carter shows how interreligious contact helped shape Bhaktivinoda’s theological self-definition, ultimately reinforcing his commitment to Gauḍīya Vaishnavism while integrating elements of comparative theology and universal ethics.