Thomaskutty, Johnson2022-05-172022-05-172021-09Thomaskutty, Johnson. 2021. Jesus and Spirituality: Reading the Fourth Gospel in the Light of the Indian Culture. Religions 12: 780. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12090780.2077-1444 (online)10.3390/rel12090780https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85252The Gospel of John is considered as one of the significant literary masterpieces that appeals to Indian spirituality and ideals in multifarious ways. The Gospel has unique features as a universalistic rhetoric that encompasses feelings and aspirations of Indians. The character of Jesus in the Gospel and His assimilative power to contemporary realities reverberate the situational aspects of Indian communities. In the current article, first of all, an attempt is made to explore the character of Jesus and the impression of the Johannine spirituality in relation to Indian realities. We also attempt to place the Fourth Gospel in Indian context in order to derive an interpretative dynamism that takes into account both the Jesus of John and the diverse religious and cultural aspects of today’s context. The character of Jesus and the spirituality reflected in John have much in common with the mystical traditions of the Indian religions.en© 2021 by the author. Licensee: MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.SpiritualityFourth gospelIndian cultureIndian interpretationGospel of JohnTheology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationTheology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsArticle