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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 My last two posts - on the baby Krsna and baby Jesus and on a special poetic style in south India that praises God as an infant - have given examples of Indian literary and Hindu Christian religious resources that can be of value to Christians in the West in re-imagining the power
In All Things
Cambridge MA I promised in my previous entry on the baby Jesus seen through Hindu eyes that I would return again this week to the theme of the newborn Christ seen and contemplated in light of insights drawn from the Indian Hindu context As I mentioned there we do not in some absolute sense ld
In All Things
Cambridge MA The semester is finally ending and in a few days my grades will be submitted and ldquo Introduction to Hindu Ritual Theory rdquo safely behind me I hope now to add a few blogs this coming week in light of the quickly arriving of Christmas - a few somewhat random insights adn re
In All Things
Cambridge MA Readers will recall that back in June I blogged on an essay on Beliefnet by Rajiv Malhotra on Spirit is not the same as Shakti or Kundalini I intended simply to call attention of American readers to this thoughtful post by a Hindu author The comments on my piece however in
In All Things
Cambridge MA A few weeks ago there was a flurry of news around the rather sensational comments made by Fr Gabriele Amorth on the diabolical influence in both the Harry Potter series and in the practice of yoga See for instance the version given at UCA News a Catholic website in East Asia I d
In All Things
Cambridge MA As you might have guessed I am not a film critic I go to few films and the ones I watch on free cable TV I watch in bits and pieces almost never seeing a film beginning to end Nevertheless once in a while I do head down to the wonderful Kendall Square Cinema to catch some unus
In All Things
Cambridge MA The Gospel for today Sunday November 6 is the familiar story of ldquo the wise and foolish virgins rdquo from Matthew 25 ldquo Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom Five of them were foolish and five wer
In All Things
Cambridge MA Like other readers of In All Things I am grateful to Austen Ivereigh for his eye-witness coverage of the meeting of religious leaders at Assisi the other day by a papal invitation All reports indicate that nothing sensational was said or done in the brief gathering but the fact th
In All Things
Cambridge MA You have probably read the sad story of the little girl in Foshan China who on October 13 wandered into traffic and was hit by a passing van She lay in the street for seven minutes or so without any help from those passing by until a second vehicle hit her She died today Octobe
In All Things
Cambridge MA As promised this is a brief follow-up on the visit of the Sultan of Sokoto the spiritual leader of some 80 000 000 Muslims in Nigeria and the surrounding area to Harvard on October 2-3 Harvard sees many many dignitaries visit campus and so the arrangements seemed rather smooth