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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.
FaithIn All Things
Today is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Narendra Nath Datta, better known as Swami Vivekananda (January 12, 1863-July 4, 1902). The Swami was one of the original disciples of the Hindu saint and mystic Ramakrishna (1836-1886).
In All Things
Cambridge MA As readers of this blog know my main theme here is or should be interreligious dialogue And while I am not much into current events I do frequently enough write about matters that cross religious boundaries But you will also know if you rsquo ve been reading my entries over the
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nbsp Cambridge MA There is hardly a day left before Christmas little time to stop and ponder the wisdom of the 4th Sunday of Advent but today 39 s Gospel is too important to let go by without comment ldquo In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country w
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Cambridge MA This is the second of my Advent reflections occasioned by the Sunday readings reflection on the state of my soul and our souls and other things as well See the first here I just finished ndash on CD while driving home from my parish - Jennifer duBois rsquo fine first novel
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Cambridge MA I am sure that every reader has by now seen the picture accompanying this blog of the New York policeman kneeling down to give a homeless man poor and cold and barefoot on a winter rsquo s night a warm pair of shoes that he had bought with his own money The story was told with sim
In All Things
Cambridge MA I was in Chicago November 15-20 for the convention of the American Academy of Religion which meets annually with the Society of Biblical Literature Read about the related controversies here Some 12 000 professors gathered not for one large plenary but for a vast and wide-reachi
In All Things
Cambridge MA The semester is rolling along Harvard a particularly busy university has a constant flow of speakers and events In my small corner of the university the Divinity School and more specifically the Center for the Study of World Religions we have had some very interesting speakers
In All Things
Cambridge MA As readers know I recently completed five entries on Third Nephi the book within the Book of Mormon where Jesus appears thrice and teaches in familar and new ways The fifth entry contains links to all the others As I worked my way through 3 Nephi I increasingly found helpful the
In All Things
Cambridge MA As readers know I recently completed five entries on Third Nephi the book within the Book of Mormon where Jesus appears thrice and teaches in familar and new ways The fifth entry which contains links to all the others is here As I worked my way through 3 Nephi I increasingly f
In All Things
Cambridge MA This is the last of the reflections I am posting on 3 Nephi the book within the Book of Mormon where Jesus appears three times shortly after the Resurrection to a remnant community in a new land that is taken to be though of course never named as America You can find the others