‘… Swamiji attended the World Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893 as a true representative of his country and religion…Through his speeches at Chicago, and his subsequent work in America and England, [he] showed the universal relevance and significance of India’s ancient philosophy and spiritual culture in solving many of the problems associated with modern living’. —Shri Pranab Mukherjee, The President of India Based on the ideas propagated by Swami Vivekananda, this book presents a brief survey of various approaches to religion and offers different perspectives of religious diversity. Scholars and philosophers of many religious traditions examine the social and cultural issues that lie at the interstices of this religious diversity. The volume throws light on several mega trends—knowledge revolution, a new kind of humanism stressing on the rights of underprivileged people, equality of gender, and protection against all forms of exploitation, injustice along with the awareness toward environmental concerns, as well as spiritual revolution—all characteristics of a new age. The contributors to this volume have devoted themselves to studying specific facets of this vast and intricate theme over many years of their respective professional careers. The interview with HH Dalai Lama, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Karan Singh and Reverend Mpho Tutu forms the key feature of this book. The volume will appeal to those interested in Philosophy, Religion, History, Culture and Asian Studies. INDICE: Inaugural Address - Shri Pranab Mukhherjee, President of IndiaForeword - Karan SinghIntroduction - Anindita N BalslevI: TEACHINGS AND TRADITIONSThoughts that Transform the Religious Mindscape: A Tribute to Swami Vivekananda - Anindita N BalslevDiversity as the Nature of Reality: A Jain-informed Approach to the Variety of Worldviews - Jeffery D LongSikhism: Transcendental and Interfaith Message - Mohinder SinghRamakrishna Movement’s Approach to Religious Diversity - Swami BhajananandaGlobalization, Judaism and Its Diversity - Rabbi Ezekiel Isaac MalekarSacred Spaces: Interdependence, Not Dissension - Shernaz CamaDiversity of Religious Traditions—A Perspective from Baha’i Faith - A K MerchantVedanta in the Nuclear Age - Karan SinghII: SOME ISSUES IN THE CONTEXT OF RELIGIOUS DIVERSITYStudying and Creating Peace - Steve KilleleaThe Emotional Psychology of Religious Diversity - John A TeskeHybridity in Meaning-making Practices: Planetary Values for a Multiperspectival Context - Whitney A BaumanWeak Faith: How to Manage Religious Diversity without Dissent - Santiago ZabalaDemocracy, Pluralism and Conservative Religion - Zainal Abidin BagirAn Intellectual Catastrophe of the First Order - Mushirul HasanConflict and Violence in the Name of Religion - Steven I WilkinsonInterfaith Relations in the Sociocultural Context of Kerala - Annakutty V Kurian-FindeisSwami Vivekananda and Indian Secularism - Makarand ParanjapeIII: CONVERSATIONS WITH EMINENT PERSONALITIESAnindita N Balslev in conversation His Holiness Dalai Lama, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Dr Karan Singh and Reverend Mpho Tutu: The Four Clusters of QuestionsAbout Cross Cultural ConversationAbout Indian Council for Cultural Relations
- ISBN: 978-8-1321-1834-3
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 08/04/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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