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Book Reviews Table Of Contents
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A listing of the book reviews available in this issue.
Mimamsa And Eucharist: Starting-Points For Postmodern Hindu-Christian Comparative Theology Of Ritual, Michael T. Mclaughlin
Mimamsa And Eucharist: Starting-Points For Postmodern Hindu-Christian Comparative Theology Of Ritual, Michael T. Mclaughlin
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My interest in the topic of Mimamsa and ritual comes from an involvement with the kind of comparative theology that Francis Clooney has been pursuing. I have tried to comment a bit on some of his books, and so it was natural to take a look at his early book, a rather technical one, called Thinking Ritually. Clooney has been concerned with reading strategies in interpretation, and I would say that my reading skill when it comes to Mimamsa and studies of it is very rudimentary. Mimamsa deals with the way grammatical constructions determine the meaning of ritual injunctions. …
Meeting Information
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Information about the next meeting for the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies.
Book Review: "A History Of Modern Yoga: Patanjali And Western Esotericism", Harold Coward
Book Review: "A History Of Modern Yoga: Patanjali And Western Esotericism", Harold Coward
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A review of A History of Modern Yoga: Patanjali and Western Esotericism by Elizabeth De Michelis.
Book Review: "In Search Of Identity: Debates On Religious Conversion In India", Corinne Dempsey
Book Review: "In Search Of Identity: Debates On Religious Conversion In India", Corinne Dempsey
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A review of In Search of Identity: Debates on Religious Conversion in India by Sebastian C. H. Kim.
Book Review: "The Graceful Guru: Hindu Female Gurus In India And The United States", Rachel Fell Mcdermott
Book Review: "The Graceful Guru: Hindu Female Gurus In India And The United States", Rachel Fell Mcdermott
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A review of The Graceful Guru: Hindu Female Gurus in India and the United States edited by Karen Pechilis.
Briefly Noted, Bradley Malkovsky
Briefly Noted, Bradley Malkovsky
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A brief review of of Asian Christian Theologies: A Research Guide to Authors, Movements, Sources. Vollume 1: Asia Region 7th-20th centuries; South Asia; Austral Asia.
Justice And Gender In Ministry: Debating Women's Ordination, Maura A. Ryan
Justice And Gender In Ministry: Debating Women's Ordination, Maura A. Ryan
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
Much has been written on the question of ordaining women in the Roman Catholic Church. Catholic scholars of all stripes have debated issues such as the biblical sources for a theology of ordination; the relationship between sacramental and non-sacramental ministries; the limits of papal authority and the development of doctrine; and, more recently, the relationship between the elevation of an all-male, celibate clergy and the failure of Catholic bishops to address reported sexual abuse by priests. This essay focuses on the ethical implications of barring women from the priesthood. Although my references are to Catholic or Christian practices primarily, I …
Reports & News
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Reports and news related to the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies.
Book Review: "Converting Women: Gender And Protestant Christianity In Colonial South India", Leslie C. Orr
Book Review: "Converting Women: Gender And Protestant Christianity In Colonial South India", Leslie C. Orr
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A review of Converting Women: Gender and Protestant Christianity in Colonial South India by Eliza F. Kent.
Society And Meeting Information
Society And Meeting Information
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
Information about the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies and its annual meeting.
"Can Women Become Priests?": A Catholic Feminist Perspective, Susan A. Ross
"Can Women Become Priests?": A Catholic Feminist Perspective, Susan A. Ross
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
Can women become priests? The answer to this question depends on whom you ask. For many Protestants, the answer is both yes and no. The only priest is Jesus Christ and all Christian share in the priesthood. As Luther wrote, we are all priests to one another, but there is no special ministry of priesthood that makes one person distinct from others. There are pastors, people who are called to preach and lead worship, but they are not priests. Luther, of course, did not consider women able to be pastors, but his followers (at least the non-Wisconsin or non-Missouri Synod …
Leibniz And Ramanuja On The One And The Many, Tinu Ruparell
Leibniz And Ramanuja On The One And The Many, Tinu Ruparell
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
They polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and the Visistadvaita theologian Ramanuja both face a similar conceptual problem: each holds that the universe is composed of a single substance yet is experienced by us in the phenomenal realm as plural. The problem, simply put, is that they must both show how it is that our experience of diversity arises from ontological unity - how the many comes from the one. In what follows I suggest that reading Leibniz through Ramanuja in the way suggested by the structure of metaphorical dialectic as elucidated by Ricoeur and exploited by Clooney casts Leibniz's problem in …
Book Review: "Divine Mother, Blessed Mother: Hindu Goddesses And The Virgin Mary", Rachel Fell Mcdermott
Book Review: "Divine Mother, Blessed Mother: Hindu Goddesses And The Virgin Mary", Rachel Fell Mcdermott
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A review of Divine Mother, Blessed Mother: Hindu Goddesses and the Virgin Mary by Francis X. Clooney.
Viewpoint: Joy And Sorrow, Swami Tyagananda
Viewpoint: Joy And Sorrow, Swami Tyagananda
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
The United Ministries at Harvard is an interfaith coalition of forty chaplains representing twenty-nine ministries; twenty-one of these are Christian from various denominations, two are Jewish, and there is one each from Hindu, Buddhist, Humanist, Islamic, and Zoroastrian traditions. It is a vibrant group and there is much collegiality among the chaplains. As the Hindu chaplain at Harvard, I deeply value not only the friendship that we share in the group but also the opportunities I get to meet and learn from authentic representatives of so many spiritual traditions.
Book Review: "Siva In The Forest Of Pines: An Essay On Sorcery And Self-Knowledge", Anand Amaladass
Book Review: "Siva In The Forest Of Pines: An Essay On Sorcery And Self-Knowledge", Anand Amaladass
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A review of Siva in the Forest of Pines: An Essay on Sorcery and Self-Knowledge by Don Handelman and David Shulman.
Book Review: "Playing Host To Deity: Festival Religion In The South Indian Tradition", Corinne Dempsey
Book Review: "Playing Host To Deity: Festival Religion In The South Indian Tradition", Corinne Dempsey
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
A review of Playing Host to Deity: Festival Religion in the South Indian Tradition by Paul Younger.
Recent Articles Of Interest
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A listing of recently published articles of interest to the Society.
Introductory Information And Introduction, Bradley Malkovsky
Introductory Information And Introduction, Bradley Malkovsky
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
Introductory information, including the editorial advisory board and the editorial policy, and the editor's introduction to the issue.
Can Women Be Priests? Brief Notes Toward An Argument From The Ancient Hindu World, Laurie L. Patton
Can Women Be Priests? Brief Notes Toward An Argument From The Ancient Hindu World, Laurie L. Patton
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
Can women be priests? If the word priest means ritually authoritative, the answer from the early Indian world is resolutely "yes." I want to begin by stating straightforwardly that in various periods of Indian history women have acted in ritually authoritative ways. And in my own experience of contemporary Maharashtra, while male priesthood might remain a cultural norm, one can find exceptions everywhere. While Vasudha Narayanan has written about most of these practices elsewhere on this issue, I would add that today in Maharashtra, women are training in large numbers to be ritual specialists, even purohits, because of the shortage …
Gender And Priesthood In The Hindu Traditions, Vasudha Narayanan
Gender And Priesthood In The Hindu Traditions, Vasudha Narayanan
Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies
In writing about Judaism, Norman Solomon has observed that the English language, which evolved in a very Christian atmosphere, is not value-neutral. Most scholars would agree that words are embedded in worldviews. To use a colloquial expression, they carry the "baggage" of social prejudices and articulate the perceptions on gender, race, religion, and age that have been part of popular culture at various time periods. It is not just that we project stereotypes on what we study, but we also use categories from our natal traditions to understand other cultures. At least initially we observe phenomena that our culture thinks …