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IK Foundation Lectures 2002 |
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Venue:
Kadwa Patidar Centre
Kenmore
Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex
Admission:
Free with Registration
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A full vegetarian meal will be provided •
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A
series of three lectures on the practice, relevance and application
of Indian & Hindu tradition today.
The
purpose of this series is to provide a forum of discussion
and reflection on issues of religious identity, thought and
practise in an Indian context. We would like to help create
awareness of the essence of Indian culture, spirituality,
history and the arts and explore hoe they may be relevant
and applicable in contemporary Britai
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Registration
and Enquiries to:
The
Oxford Centre for Vaishnava and Hindu Studies
13-15
Magdalen Street, Oxford OX1 3AE
Tel:
+44 (0)1865 304300 • Fax: +44 (0)1865 304301
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Lecture
1: Wed. 27 Feb. 7:30pm
A
historical overview of how the West has approached Indian
culture through the ages.
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Lecture
2: Wed. 15 May, 7:30pm
The
term "Hindu", where it comes from and what it represents.
Looking at the fundamental principles, values
& culture that we maycall Hindu.
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Lecture
3: Wed. 23 Oct. 7:30pm
Examining
issues of caste, its origines, history and how we live it
today.
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| The
Speakers |
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Prof.
Francis X. Clooney SJ, Boston College, USA
Prof.
Francis X. Clooney is well-known in academic and theological
circles for his ability to bridge between Hindu and Christian
Spirituality. As professor of Theology and Director of Graduate
Studies at Boston College, USA, Professor Clooney has taught
since 1984. He was made the first President of the International
Society for Hindu-Christian Studies (1994-1996) and is a member
of a number of prestigious theological societies including
the American Academy of Religion, the Chatolic Theological
Society of America and the Boston Theological Society. His
publication include: Thinking Ritually (Vienna 1991), Theology
after Vedanta (USA 1993) and Hindu Wisdom for all God's Children
(1998) which won the International Society for Hindu and Christian
Studies' best book award in 1997. He also has many articles,
reviews and translations to his credit.
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Prof.
M.N. Narasimhachary, University of Madras, India
Prof.
M.N. Narasimhachary has recently retired as the Head of the
Department of Vaishnavaism at the University of Madras. His
specialist subjects include the Pre-Ramanuja Religion and
Philosophy, Pancharatra Agama Literature, Telugu and Sanskrit
Literature and popularisation of Sanskrit as a spoken tongue.
He has published a number of articles and monographs in academic
journals on topics such as the Samskrita Svapnah, Bhakti &
Prapatti in Srivaishnava Philosophy and the Pancaratra-kantakoddhara.
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divide within our culture is one that worries most of us. The
age differences and the pressure on us all to comply with the
traditions of a society in which we may not fully agree. To
balance those ideals, with the ones we grew up with, and the
problems that our youth today are
having in trying to balance what our elders believe and teach
and what they, the youth, experience daily, and to somehow draw
a balance within the divide! |
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| By
the root one may judge the branch. If the roots are strongwhy
do the branches bend in the breeze? In the wind, the willow
bends so that root and branch are almost one and thus survive.
The oak does not bend, it snaps in two, all is lost. |
