In search of wisdom and its blind spots: Catholic reflections on Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary

The 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is an occasion for interreligious reflection on the enduring significance of his teachings and their potential for reflective engagement. This essay presents and engages select motifs from his four lectures on 'Practical Vedanta', particular...

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Auteur principal: Sheveland, John N. 1973- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: SpringerOpen [2014]
Dans: International journal of Dharma Studies
Année: 2014, Volume: 2
Sujets non-standardisés:B Sin
B Interreligious Dialogue
B Solidarity
B Parliament for the world's religions
B Swami Vivekananda
B Vedanta
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Résumé:The 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is an occasion for interreligious reflection on the enduring significance of his teachings and their potential for reflective engagement. This essay presents and engages select motifs from his four lectures on 'Practical Vedanta', particularly his understandings of sin, solidarity, and the relevance of his thought to the pervasive challenge of religious absolutism in contemporary experience. The essay notes some blind spots or vulnerabilities in his teachings owing to historical context and adopts these as tools to assist in Catholic theological reflection on analogous weaknesses in that tradition.
ISSN:2196-8802
Contient:Enthalten in: International journal of Dharma Studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1186/s40613-014-0011-z