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Why Rāmānuja? Some Reflections On Christian-Vaiṣṇava Comparative Theology, Gopal Gupta Jan 2018

Why Rāmānuja? Some Reflections On Christian-Vaiṣṇava Comparative Theology, Gopal Gupta

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

This paper examines the very idea of developing a Christian-Hindu comparative theology by focusing on Rāmānuja in particular. The paper begins by reflecting on some possible reasons--social, political, theological and philosophical—that Rāmānuja, instead of Madhva and other Vaiṣṇavas, has held, and continues to hold, such a central place in Christian-Vaiṣṇava comparative work. It then compares the Thomist doctrine of creation ex-nihilo with the theologies of Rāmānuja, Madhva and Jīva Goswami to illustrate that engaging with multiple Vaiṣṇava voices can enrich and expand the Christian-Rāmānuja comparative discourse.


Rudolf Otto’S Encounter With Rāmānuja As A Model For Comparative Theology, Hugh Nicholson Jan 2018

Rudolf Otto’S Encounter With Rāmānuja As A Model For Comparative Theology, Hugh Nicholson

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Among his more noteworthy achievements, Rudolf Otto introduced Vaiṣṇava theism, Rāmānuja’s Viśiṣṭādvaita in particular, to a broader theological audience. In this paper, I argue that despite the well-known shortcomings of Otto’s comparative work, in particular, his tendency to essentialize the compared traditions and his presumption of Christian superiority, Otto’s encounter with Rāmānuja and Vaiṣṇavism nevertheless anticipates some of the characteristic features of the contemporary practice of Comparative Theology. The article describes how Otto’s work on Vaiṣṇavism exemplifies two such features of the new Comparative Theology in particular. The first of these is this discipline’s concern with problematizing the often invidious …


Viewpoint: Rethinking My Religion, Bradley Malkovsky Jan 2018

Viewpoint: Rethinking My Religion, Bradley Malkovsky

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

No abstract provided.


Act Properly: Rāmānuja And Luther On Works, Rakesh Peter Dass Jan 2018

Act Properly: Rāmānuja And Luther On Works, Rakesh Peter Dass

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

2017 offered a reason to celebrate and compare two great theologians. In April 2017, Hindus celebrated the 1000th anniversary of Śri Rāmānujācārya. In October, Christians celebrated the 500th anniversary of Luther’s reformation. The occasion to compare was also an opportunity to show that the ideas of Rāmānuja and Luther converge in certain ways. This paper explains that Rāmānuja’s teachings on proper acts prefigure Luther’s commentary on good works. This echo is threefold in nature. First, the idea of merit or reward-inspired actions preoccupied and shaped their respective theologies. Second, their teachings on merit reflect a shared interest in placing the …


Book Review: Teaching Interreligious Encounters, Stephanie Corigliano Jan 2018

Book Review: Teaching Interreligious Encounters, Stephanie Corigliano

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of Teaching Interreligious Encounters. Edited by Marc A. Pugliese and Alexander Y. Hwang. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017, 368 pages.


Book Review: "'Without Ceasing To Be A Christian': A Catholic And Protestant Assess The Christological Contribution Of Raimon Pannikkar, Francis Clooney Sj Jan 2018

Book Review: "'Without Ceasing To Be A Christian': A Catholic And Protestant Assess The Christological Contribution Of Raimon Pannikkar, Francis Clooney Sj

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

No abstract provided.


Does God Have A Body? Rāmānuja’S Challenge To The Christian Tradition, Jon Paul Sydnor Jan 2018

Does God Have A Body? Rāmānuja’S Challenge To The Christian Tradition, Jon Paul Sydnor

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

The Christian tradition’s core theological assertion is the embodiment of God in the person of Jesus Christ. Yet, even while asserting God’s incarnation in space and time, the tradition has usually denied embodiment unto the Godhead itself. Theologians have based this denial on Jewish iconoclasm, Greek idealism, and inferences from God’s omnipresence, transcendence, and infinity. This speculative essay will argue that Hindu Śrīvaiṣṇava theologian Rāmānuja successfully addresses these concerns. He argues for the embodiment of an omnipresent, transcendent, and infinite personal God. Rāmānuja largely derives his arguments from the Hindu scriptures. Nevertheless, their rational explication and internal coherence render divine …


Writing, Living, And Editing Hindu-Christian Studies: Appreciation For Bradley Malkovsky’S Contribution, Michelle Voss Roberts Jan 2018

Writing, Living, And Editing Hindu-Christian Studies: Appreciation For Bradley Malkovsky’S Contribution, Michelle Voss Roberts

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

No abstract provided.


Book Review: The Past, Present, And Future Of Theologies Of Interreligious Dialogue, James Elisha Taneti Jan 2018

Book Review: The Past, Present, And Future Of Theologies Of Interreligious Dialogue, James Elisha Taneti

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of The Past, Present, and Future of Theologies of Interreligious Dialogue. Edited by Terrence Merrigan & John Friday. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017, xi + 259 pages.


2018 Annual Meeting Sessions, Society Of Hindu-Christian Studies Jan 2018

2018 Annual Meeting Sessions, Society Of Hindu-Christian Studies

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents, Jhcs Staff Jan 2017

Table Of Contents, Jhcs Staff

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A list of article contents for this issue.


2017 Annual Meetings Sessions, Jhcs Staff Jan 2017

2017 Annual Meetings Sessions, Jhcs Staff

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Annual Meeting Sessions for the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies November 17, 18, 2017, San Antonio Texas.


Recent Articles Of Interest 2017, Jhcs Staff Jan 2017

Recent Articles Of Interest 2017, Jhcs Staff

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A list of recently published articles of interest to society members.


Book Review: Sacred Groves And Local Gods: Religion And Environmentalism In South India, James Ponniah Jan 2016

Book Review: Sacred Groves And Local Gods: Religion And Environmentalism In South India, James Ponniah

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book Review of Sacred Groves and Local Gods: Religion and Environmentalism in South India. Eliza F.Kent. Oxford University Press, 2013. 236 pages.


Table Of Contents, Jhcs Staff Jan 2016

Table Of Contents, Jhcs Staff

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A list of article contents for this issue.


The Violence Of Conversion: Proselytization And Interreligious Controversy In The Work Of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Chad Bauman Apr 2015

The Violence Of Conversion: Proselytization And Interreligious Controversy In The Work Of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Chad Bauman

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Critics of Christianity in India have frequently accused Christianity of being a predatory, imperialistic religion with absolutist tendencies, and have framed Christian evangelism as an aggressive, uncouth act. More recently, however, and in an idiom that resonates with many contemporary Indians, Swami Dayananda Saraswati (1930-) has made the more controversial claim that the attempt to convert another person is itself an act of violence. In three parts, the paper 1) describes Dayananda’s claims, while bringing them into conversation with the arguments of earlier critics of Christianity (e.g., Mahatma Gandhi, Sita Ram Goel, Ashok Chowgule, Arun Shourie), 2) analyzes and critique …


Table Of Contents, Jhcs Staff Jan 2015

Table Of Contents, Jhcs Staff

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A list of article contents for this issue.


Reports And News, Jhcs Staff Jan 2015

Reports And News, Jhcs Staff

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Reports and news for the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies 2015 Annual General Meeting.


Recent Articles Of 2015, Jhcs Staff Jan 2015

Recent Articles Of 2015, Jhcs Staff

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A list of recently published articles of interest to society members.


Recent Articles Of 2014 Nov 2014

Recent Articles Of 2014

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A list of recently published articles of interest to society members.


Book Review: The Wiley-Blackwell Companion To Inter-Religious Dialogue., Brandon Gallaher Nov 2014

Book Review: The Wiley-Blackwell Companion To Inter-Religious Dialogue., Brandon Gallaher

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Inter-Religious Dialogue. edited by Catherine Cornille.


Book Review: Religious Understandings Of A Good Death In Hospice And Palliative Care., Michelle V. Roberts Nov 2014

Book Review: Religious Understandings Of A Good Death In Hospice And Palliative Care., Michelle V. Roberts

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of, Religious Understandings of a Good Death in Hospice and Palliative Care. by Harold Coward and Kelli I. Stajduhar, eds.


Book Review: Gods In America: Religious Pluralism In The United States., Chad M. Bauman Nov 2014

Book Review: Gods In America: Religious Pluralism In The United States., Chad M. Bauman

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of, Gods in America: Religious Pluralism in the United States. by Charles L. Cohen and Ronald L. Numbers, eds.


Book Review: Anthony Demello: The Happy Wanderer., Roselle M. Gonsalves Nov 2014

Book Review: Anthony Demello: The Happy Wanderer., Roselle M. Gonsalves

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of, Anthony deMello: The Happy Wanderer. by Bill deMello.


Book Review: Hindu Theology And Biology. The Bhāgavata Purāṇa And Contemporary Theory., Ana Laura Funes Maderey Nov 2014

Book Review: Hindu Theology And Biology. The Bhāgavata Purāṇa And Contemporary Theory., Ana Laura Funes Maderey

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of, Hindu Theology and Biology. The Bhāgavata Purāṇa and Contemporary Theory by Jonathan B. Edelmann.


Book Review: The Divine Body In History: A Comparative Study Of The Symbolism Of Time And Embodiment In St. Augustine And Rāmānuja., Jon P. Sydnor Nov 2014

Book Review: The Divine Body In History: A Comparative Study Of The Symbolism Of Time And Embodiment In St. Augustine And Rāmānuja., Jon P. Sydnor

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of, The Divine Body in History: A Comparative Study of the Symbolism of Time and Embodiment in St. Augustine and Rāmānuja. by Ankur Barua.


Book Review: His Hiding Place Is Darkness: A Hindu-Catholic Theopoetics Of Divine Absence., Rico G. Monge Nov 2014

Book Review: His Hiding Place Is Darkness: A Hindu-Catholic Theopoetics Of Divine Absence., Rico G. Monge

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of, His Hiding Place is Darkness: A Hindu-Catholic Theopoetics of Divine Absence. by Francis X. Clooney.


Book Review: The Ethics Of Śaṅkara And Śāntideva: A Selfless Response To An Illusory World., Reid B. Locklin Nov 2014

Book Review: The Ethics Of Śaṅkara And Śāntideva: A Selfless Response To An Illusory World., Reid B. Locklin

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of, The Ethics of Śaṅkara and Śāntideva: A Selfless Response to an Illusory World. by Warren Lee Todd.


Book Review: Hindu-Christian Epistolary Self-Disclosures: ‘Malabarian Correspondence’ Between German Pietist Missionaries And South Indian Hindus (1712-1714)., James Ponniah Nov 2014

Book Review: Hindu-Christian Epistolary Self-Disclosures: ‘Malabarian Correspondence’ Between German Pietist Missionaries And South Indian Hindus (1712-1714)., James Ponniah

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book review of, Hindu-Christian Epistolary Self-Disclosures: ‘Malabarian Correspondence’ between German Pietist Missionaries and South Indian Hindus (1712-1714). by Daniel Jeyaraj and Richard Fox Young.


Book Review: Hindu-Catholic Encounters In Goa: Religion, Colonialism, And Modernity, P. J. Johnston Nov 2014

Book Review: Hindu-Catholic Encounters In Goa: Religion, Colonialism, And Modernity, P. J. Johnston

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A book review of Hindu-Catholic Encounters in Goa: Religion, Colonialism, and Modernity, by Alexander Henn.