On world religions :

Balslev, Anindita N.

On world religions : diversity, not dissension / edited by Anindita N. Balslev. - xxii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

""Copyright: Indian Council for Cultural Relations""--Title page verso. On title page: Cross Cultural Conversation.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1. Teachings and traditions -- part 2. Some issues in the context of religious diversity -- part 3. Conversation with eminent personalities. Thoughts that transform the religious mindscape: a tribute to Swami Vivekananda / Diversity as the nature of reality: a Jain-informed approach to the variety of worldviews / Sikhism: transcendental and interfaith message / Ramakrishna Movement's approach to religious diversity / Globalization, Judaism, and its diversity / Sacred spaces: interdependence, not dissension / Diversity of religoius traditions: a perspective from Baha'i Faith / Vedanta in the nuclear age / Studying and creating peace / The emotional psychology of religious diversity / Hybridity in meaning-making practices: planetary values for a multiperspectival context / Weak faith: how to manage religious diversity without dissent / Democracy, pluralism, and conservative religion / An intellectual catastrophe of the first order / Conflict and violence in the name of religion / Interfaith relations in the sociocultural context of Kerala / Swami Vivekananda and Indian secularism / Dr Anindita N. Balslev in conversation with His Holiness Dalai Lama, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Dr Karan Singh and Reverend Mpho Tutu: the four clusters of questions. Shri Pranab Mukhherjee -- Karan Singh -- Anindita N. Balslev -- Anindita N. Balslev -- Jeffery D. Long -- Mohinder Singh -- Swami Bhajanananda -- Ezekiel Isaac Malekar -- Shernaz Cama -- A.K. Merchant -- Karan Singh -- Steve Killelea -- John A. Teske -- Whitney A. Bauman -- Santiago Zabala -- Zainal Abidin Bagir -- Mushirul Hasan -- Steven I. Wilkinson -- Annakutty V. Kurian-Findeis -- Makarand R. Paranjape -- Inaugural speech by the President of India / Foreword / Introduction /

Papers presented at the International Conference on the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, held at New Delhi in 2013.



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