This episode was recorded on April 28th, 2022.Vishal Mangalwadi and I discuss the history of India and the role the Bible played in shaping it as a country. We explore the influence of missionaries, India's caste system, power, the impact of the British empire on slavery, widow burning and infanticide, the revolutionary nature of the distribution of the Bible, and more.Vishal Mangalwadi is a social reformer, political columnist, Indian Christian philosopher, writer, and lecturer. He is the author of 20 books, including The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization.—Links— Follow Vishal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mangalwadi_vRevelation Movement: https://revelationmovement.comThird Education Revolution: https://thirdeducationrevolution.com—Chapters— 0:00 — Intro3:18 — Benefits of Christianity7:25 — The Parable of The Blind Men & the Elephant 8:46 — The Vedas, Quran, and the Bible13:53 — A Biblical Perspective19:27 — Truth in the Bible22:01 — Origins of Language25:29 — Enlightenment & Revolutionary Effect of the Bible's Distribution 28:52 — Natural Right31:53 — The Rule of Law38:56 — History of India44:35 — Consequences of the Mughal Empire 49:00 — Caste System, Karma, Non-Evident Equality 52:40 — The Doctrine of Human Equality & Translating the Bible55:35 — Missionaries in India58:32 — Exploitation, Slavery, Power1:01:14 — Conscience & the Soul1:07:26 — Missionaries as Educators 1:09:15 — The British Empire vs. Slavery1:17:12 — Language as Discriminatation1:21:07 — English & Indian Vernacular1:25:20 — Widow Burning & Infanticide1:36:20 — Effects of the Biblical Revolution 1:45:11 — Outro  #Bible #India #Language #Slavery #British Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices