A Hindu-Jewish Conversation: Root Traditions in Dialogue is a historical, theological, and phenomenological engagement of the Hindu and Jewish traditions, two "root" traditions that give rise to other--in some ways very different--types of religious traditions. Rachel Fell McDermott and Daniel F. Polish explore conceptions of the divine, which are ......
A Sakta Method for Comparative Theology: Upside-Down, Inside-Out offers the world's first Sakta thealogy of religions and a Sakta anti-method, method, and a-method for comparative theology. For Saktas, the thread of religious diversity is part of the rich tapestry of cosmological, topographical, environmental, and bio-diversity, which is the ......
St. Francis de Sales and Sri Vedanta Desika on Loving Surrender to God
Offers a commentary on spiritual learning for the twenty-first century rooted in two classic texts from the Hindu and Christian traditions: the Essence of the Three Auspicious Mysteries by r Ved nta De ika and Treatise on the Love of God by St Francis de Sales.
Bhakti Ethics, Emotions, and Love in Gau?iya Vai??ava Metaethics explores the broader implications of understanding bhakti, "devotional love to the divine," as an ethical theory based on a "realist" account of emotions, where emotions are sensory perceptions of the real ethical qualities of classes of actions. The book spotlights one complex ......
Comparative Studies in Hindu-Jewish Philosophy and Religion
This work provides an anthology of close textual readings and examinations of a wide range of topics by leading scholars in interreligious scholarship and Hindu-Jewish dialogue, offering innovative approaches to categories such as ritual, sacrifice, ethics, and theology while underscoring affinities between Hindu and Jewish philosophy and religion
The first book of its kind, Forms of Krishna: Collected Essays on Vaishnava Murtis is an exotic journey into the heart of Indian spirituality, explaining the entire esoteric tradition, including yoga and meditation, through a sampling of revered Vaishnava icons, Deities worship in temples throughout the world.
Most people around the world know Mahatma Gandhi, but only a few know about "Shrimad Rajchandra"-the key faith-figure behind the "making of the Mahatma." This book introduces and explores the teachings of the figure Gandhi himself acknowledged as his foremost spiritual mentor, exemplary guide, and refuge in spiritual crisis.
Most widely known for its adherents chanting Hare Krishna and distributing religious literature on the streets of American cities, the Hare Krishna movement was founded in New York City in 1965. This work explores dramatic changes in this religious movement over the course of two generations from its founding.