Beyond Compare :St. Francis de Sales and Sri Vedanta Desika on Loving Surrender to God

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Beyond Compare :St. Francis de Sales and Sri Vedanta Desika on Loving Surrender to God

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Beyond Compare is a remarkable work that 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. In his commentary, Clooney achieves multiple goals-the book is a contribution to Christian spiritual theology, highlighting for today the beautiful insights into love by St. Francis de Sales (1567-1623), Doctor of the Church. At the same time it points out how even in our world of many religious paths, we can recover and deepen the ancient tradition of loving surrender into God's hands by opening ourselves to the wisdom of India and one of Hindu India's most famous traditions of loving God, explained to us by the south Indian Hindu theologian r Ved nta De ika (1268-1369). Clooney goes further, offering a comparative study of these classic works in which he self-consciously writes about the process of reading the two works and the impact this approach has on the reader. The good advice found through this deep engagement with these texts offers a deeper insight into how we can most fruitfully and spiritually think about religious pluralism in the 21st century, remaining open in heart and mind while loyal still to our own tradition. Not merely a book about loving surrender to God, Beyond Compare offers us the opportunity to advance along that path ourselves, learning from the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales and r Ved nta De ika, meditating on their two paths together, deepening our own love and willingness to surrender in love to God.
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Winner of Catholic Press Association, Theology (United States).,Winner of Catholic Press Association, Theology 6 (United States),Winner of Catholic Press Association Book Award for Theology 6 (United States),Winner of Catholic Press Association Book Award for Theology.,Winner of Hindu-Christian Studies Book Award (United States).,Winner of Catholic Press Association Book Award for Theology.,Winner of CPA Book Award for Theology 6 (United States),Short-listed for Best Book Award.,Short-listed for Best Book Award 6 (United States)

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Type Book
ISBN13 9781589012110
ISBN10 1589012119
Number Of Pages 288
Item Weight 340 g
Publisher / Reseller Georgetown University Press
Format paperback
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An extremely thoughtful and well-informed work that merits the attention of all those interested in issues of interreligious theology. Theological Studies A remarkable commentary on spiritual learning, this book provides a deeper insight into how we can most fruitfully and spiritually think about religious pluralism in the twenty-first century, being open in heart and mind and at the same time remaining loyal to one's own tradition. Dialogue & Alliance This is not a shallow or introductory analysis of comparative spirituality but a solid, methodical, and critical examination of the subject. The text is respectful of Hindu spirituality and loyal to Christian doctrines. It is philosophical, theological, and practical. Catholic Library World This excellent and fascinating study of two important devotional texts ... is much more than an interfaith commentary. The Way It is very rare to say of an academic book that it might become a spiritual classic, but this may well be one of them. Reviews in Religion and Theology

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Author's Bio

Francis X. Clooney, SJ is Parkman Professor of Divinity and Comparative Theology in the Harvard Divinity School at Harvard University.

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