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Francis X. Clooney, S.J., is the Parkman Professor of Divinity at Harvard University, and a scholar of Hinduism and Hindu-Christian studies. He wrote for America’s In All Things column between 2007 and 2016. His latest book, The Future of Hindu-Christian Studies, has recently been published by Routledge.
In All Things
Cambridge One of the nice things about having a blog with America is that in my bi-weekly piece I can write about anything I want mdash including less talked about topics such as what I a professor actually teach We devote a lot of time energy and thought to our courses and hope that studen
In All Things
Cambridge MA I was inspired by Fr Jim Martin rsquo s excellent piece on the deep anti-semitism of the Society of Saint Piux X SSPX and looked for myself at the website of SSPX to see what else might be found there The essay to which Fr Martin refers ldquo The Mystery of the Jews rdquo is no
In All Things
Cambridge MA Just after Christmas I splurged on-line searching out at used book sites the seven volumes of Hans Urs von Balthasar rsquo s Glory of the Lord his wonderful and extensive reflection on the aesthetic element in our theological and spiritual knowledge our apprehension of the beautifu
In All Things
Cambridge MA Each year in January I head out to Los Angeles mdash or more precisely Culver City within LA mdash to be with the Jesuit novices of the West Coast for a few days of conversation on interreligious dialogue I wrote about this last year in this space so need not describe again t
In All Things
Cambridge MA As you know I contribute one of these reflections just about every two weeks I try to be regular in doing so and for that purpose also try to write the reflection edit it check it and post it all within one hour rsquo s time Readers posting comments mostly kind are adept a
In All Things
Cambridge MA I return today for a third time to the theme of Krishna in Advent nbsp In my first and second reflections on this theme I highlighted famous verses from Chapter 4 of the nbsp Bhagavad Gita and from the commentary on the verses by the medieval theologian Ramanuja There is a lot go
In All Things
nbsp Cambridge MA My reflections last week made clear my hope that in this Advent season we can engage in interreligious intercultural learning by considering as an example the teaching on the birth of Lord Krishna in the world according to the Bhagavad Gita I continue now with verses I c
FaithIn All Things
nbsp Cambridge MA I am in the midst of my ldquo Krsna in Advent rdquo series mdash nbsp the first entry posted a few days ago the next to come in a few days mdash but I cannot help but interrupt to remember two great Christian intellectuals and writers who died forty years ago on Decembe
In All Things
Cambridge MA I have been teaching a seminar on the Bhagavad Gita reading it with two classical commentaries by Ramanuja 11th century and by Madhusudana Sarasvati 16th century and two modern commentaries by Mahatma Gandhi and by Bede Griffiths the Catholic monk who lived for many years in
In All Things
Cambridge MA I have been making entries for In All Things for almost a year now and by my count this is the 25th such contribution I have recently written of dreams or nightmares about elections and accountability in the Church interreligious violence and love I have also tr