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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 MA I have been feeling at least mildly guilty lately mdash as an occasional blogger who has written hardly a word about the presidential election except to point out how unimaginative and inane most of our inter religious thinking has been when it comes to politics and what we do or
In All Things
Cambridge MA The New York Times for Monday October 13 caught my eye three times over with items of sadness that pertain to interreligious relations interreligious thinking On the front page one article talked about the campaign dedicated to spreading the rumor that Barack Obama is a Muslim A
In All Things
nbsp Cambridge MA The past weeks have been a time of upheaval ranging from the hurricanes in the south to collapse on Wall Street plus the endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the still longer term disasters of our environmental crisis sporadic and systematized violence sometimes relig
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nbsp nbsp Cambridge MA As we get closer to the election there is naturally more discussion of the role of religion in politics including the responsibilities of Catholics both as candidates and as voters Much of the discussion has to do with issues such as abortion genetic engineering and
In All Things
Cambridge MA It is already nearly the middle of August and soon the new academic year will be upon us So it is time to finish the four-part series I began in May based on my spring seminar at Harvard on Pata ntilde jali rsquo s Yoga Sutras studied carefully but also read in light of Ignatiu
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Snowmass Colorado As I start this reflection I am finishing my annual retreat this time at St Benedict rsquo s Abbey way up in the Rockies and not very far from Aspen where I rsquo ve spent the last 10 days Making an annual retreat is a wonderful thing both for spiritual reasons mdash
In All Things
Cambridge MA June 27-30 I was in Orlando Florida for the Seventh International Conference of the World Association of Vedic Studies WAVES This is a meeting of Hindus who meet every second year for a conference that is in part a cultural event in part a confidence-building gathering and in
In All Things
Cambridge MA In a moment I will return as promised to reflections on my spring seminar on the Yoga Sutras and the Spiritual Exercises But first I wish to thank all those who have been commenting on my bi-weekly entries particularly the last two on the anniversary of my ordination as occasi
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Cambridge MA On June 10 I will celebrate the 30th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood by Cardinal Terence Cooke I won t be getting together with my nine Jesuit classmates everyone is still in active ministry but we are saving the reunion for the 50th I think but I am sure al
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Cambridge MA Really alert readers will notice that I studiously avoid current events mostly because I have no great insights to add to what I hear on NPR or read in the New York Times I instead focus on things I ve read studied seen at Harvard and elsewhere soon enough I will add a piece