Giani Nahar Singh

2 courses

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The Saint-Soldier and the True Guru: Reading Giani Nahar Singh's Sant Sipahi Satguru

This course studies the ideal of the saint-soldier (ਸੰਤ-ਸਿਪਾਹੀ) and the meaning of the True Guru (ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ) as they appear in Giani Nahar Singh Ji's short devotional tract Sant Sipahi Satguru. Written by the Giani of Gujarwal and republished by the Pyare Jio Trust of Canada in 2021, the tract reads Guru Gobind Singh…

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The Saint-Soldier and the Ethics of Just War

Prof. Giani Nahar Singh

This course studies how the Sikh tradition thinks about the use of force. The central question is simple but hard: when, if ever, is it right to fight? The Sikh answer is built on two linked ideas — ਧਰਮ ਯੁੱਧ (a righteous struggle) and the ਸੰਤ-ਸਿਪਾਹੀ (the saint-soldier who is devoted to God and also ready to defend…

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