Do you have any thoughts on the Bahai faith? It seems to do even better on the inclusivism point that Hinduism.
That being said, I think the point about Hinduism's ability to accommodate exclusivist religions is really important: it doesn't do much good to say that Hinduism can accept the legitimacy of Jesus and Muhammad if it's going to require denying most of what they said! I think a desire to play up the inclusivism of Eastern religion actually contributes to a lot of the weird "hey did you know Jesus went to India once" stuff that you find online (particular in New Age circles).
Also, I'm not sure that Hinduism predicts that Mormons would come into contact with the divine via their worship services. Mormons don't believe in the God of traditional theism, so it's hard to regard their worship as a means of contacting him (unless you think God somehow condescends to reveal himself in these contexts, or something like that).
I don't know much about Hinduism, but I'm not sure why it would be an issue for Jesus to have some legitimate miracles, but also have some teachings that were contrary to Hinduism.
Even Christianity is not (always) so exclusive that it would deny that God has ever revealed himself in other times and places. For instance, it wasn't unheard of during the patristic era to view certain Greek philosophers of the past as sort of honorary Christians, or analogous to the Prophets in their own cultural contexts, even if they had some teachings that were contrary to Christianity.
I imagine different branches of Hinduism would react differently, of course, but I don't immediately see why it would have to be an issue unless Jesus' teachings were understood as not furthering the truth in his time and place in some important way.
Do you have any thoughts on the Bahai faith? It seems to do even better on the inclusivism point that Hinduism.
That being said, I think the point about Hinduism's ability to accommodate exclusivist religions is really important: it doesn't do much good to say that Hinduism can accept the legitimacy of Jesus and Muhammad if it's going to require denying most of what they said! I think a desire to play up the inclusivism of Eastern religion actually contributes to a lot of the weird "hey did you know Jesus went to India once" stuff that you find online (particular in New Age circles).
Also, I'm not sure that Hinduism predicts that Mormons would come into contact with the divine via their worship services. Mormons don't believe in the God of traditional theism, so it's hard to regard their worship as a means of contacting him (unless you think God somehow condescends to reveal himself in these contexts, or something like that).
I don't know much about Hinduism, but I'm not sure why it would be an issue for Jesus to have some legitimate miracles, but also have some teachings that were contrary to Hinduism.
Even Christianity is not (always) so exclusive that it would deny that God has ever revealed himself in other times and places. For instance, it wasn't unheard of during the patristic era to view certain Greek philosophers of the past as sort of honorary Christians, or analogous to the Prophets in their own cultural contexts, even if they had some teachings that were contrary to Christianity.
I imagine different branches of Hinduism would react differently, of course, but I don't immediately see why it would have to be an issue unless Jesus' teachings were understood as not furthering the truth in his time and place in some important way.