Panikkar continued to work on this book for all these years, running through a succession of. They will however be relieved to know that panikkar makes use of it. Professor raimon panikkar, one of the greatest scholars of the 20th century in the areas of comparative religion, theology, and interreligious dialogue, died at his home in tavertet, near. He was born in travancore, then a princely state in the british indian empire and was educated in madras and at the university of oxford. Raymond panikkars the unknown christ if hinduism k. His early commitment to catholicism and his three doctorates and mastery of hindu texts led to a significant modern audience for his work and the founding of several interfaith organizations. Unity and pluralism in the thought of raimon panikkar and bede griffiths bede griffiths and raimon panikkar came to india at approximately the same time in 1955 and remained close friends until bedes death in 1993. Klostermaier, raymond panikkars the unknown christ of. Within the parameters established by the council of chalcedon and the documents of the cdf, this is the greatest concern of panikkars christology.
One of the finest translations to the english language is done by professor raimon pannikar, who now lives in a small mountain village. The fullness of man, is about the mystery known to the christians as christ. Books by raimon panikkar author of the experience of god. His earliest english works list raimundo, whereas the later ones, as well as the twelvevolume opera. Raimon panikkar quotes author of the experience of god. Symposium on the dialogical dialogue and raimon panikkar. Pseudodionysius, agnosia, raimon panikkar, apophatic, cataphatic, mystical theology, experience of god. Aug 31, 2010 professor raimon panikkar, one of the greatest scholars of the 20th century in the areas of comparative religion, theology, and interreligious dialogue, died at his home in tavertet, near. Without attempting to say what contemplation is or how it may be defined, one trait emerges as constant.
Christophany by raimon panikkar cliff notes by cynthia bourgeault this profound but complex study weaves together several key ideas in an intricate intellectual tapestry which draws on both theological discourse and lived experience, and on both christian and. Further elaboration of panikkar s thought on these issues of reason and contemplation can be found in raimon panikkar, opera omnia vol. He studied science at bonn and barcelona, eventually earning a chemistry. Dec 05, 2012 raimon panikkar 19182010 was a roman catholic theologian who was very influential in encouraging interreligious dialogue. Raimon panikkar, the rhythm of being maryknoll, ny. Raimon panikkar is one of the most sophisticated and most profound among contemporary pluralists of religion. The pluralism of truth raimon panikkar paru dans world faiths insight 26, 1990, p 716 our human situation the geographic panorama let me reflect on the geographic upsetting of the modern world. Conversely, if i am not alert and ready to save people from a conflagration, that is to say, if i do not take my spiritual calling in all earnestness. Over a century ago 80 percent of people did not move more than fifty miles from their birthplaces. Raimon panikkar download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Quantum mechanics and compassion victor mansfield department of physics and astronomy colgate university hamilton, ny 346 usa june 2007 introduction for nearly a decade, i have had the privilege of.
Panikkar the person is the meeting place the person is not only bipedal, but the meeting place of all reality, that complex being who. Klostermaier raymond panikkar is well known to many people who are concerned with hinduchristian dialogue. Based on the prestigious gifford lecture, panikkar delivered twenty years ago under the title trinity and atheism the dwelling of the divine in the contemporary world. A challenge to modernity contemplation is an ambivalent word. Way more information than you ever wanted on how to fell a tree. His return to his catalan roots to complete his vital cycle 6. He was born in travancore, then a princely state in the british indian empire and was educated in madras and at the university of oxford after a period as a professor at aligarh muslim university and later at university of. How a forgotten reality can change everything we see, hope for, and believe richard rohr. Granting the part of human greed and sheer evil in this universal transgression, could it not also be that human. Those of other faithtraditions might be surprised that panikkar employs the christian symbol christ. Professor raimon panikkar, one of the greatest scholars of the 20th century in the areas of comparative religion, theology, and interreligious. Doc cosmotheandric vision of raimon panikkar george.
Raimon panikkar was born to a spanish roman catholic mother and a hindu indian father in barcelona. Raimon panikkars christophany a day of engagement, reflection, and contemplation the son of an indian hindu father and a spanish catholic mother, panikkar was simultaneously a philosopher, theologian, mystic, poet, and catholic priest. Raimon panikkar who struggles against western strict monotheism. Raimon panikkar and the union of love and knowledge. Kavalam madhava panikkar 3 june 1895 10 december 1963 was an indian statesman and diplomat also famed as a professor, newspaper editor, historian and novelist. Raimon panikkar, a roman catholic theologian whose embrace of hindu scriptures and buddhism made him an influential voice for promoting dialogue among the worlds religions, died on aug. Panikkars understanding of the human person is inevitably connected to his interreligious and crosscultural interests that came to dominate the second half of. Aug 31, 2010 interview to raimon panikkar the window metaphor. Raimon panikkar was born in barcelona, spain, in 1918 and is acitizen of india. Intrareligious dialogue and silence in the life of raimon. Despite the slow development of intercultural studies and the relative narrowness of a significant part of the italian academic world toward either comparative philosophy or interreligious dialogue, the figure of raimon panikkar 19182010 has found a curious resonance among italians in the last two decades. Laureato in chimica, filosofia e teologia, ordinato sacerdote nel 1946, ha tenuto corsi e lezioni nelle maggiori universita deuropa, india e america. Ashram gurudeva academy newspaper church temple resources hhe the vedas are mankinds oldest scriptures considered by hindus to be a direct revelation of god.
From barcelona to rome, via bonn, madrid and salamanca 19181954 4. Raimon panikkar 19182010 was one of the most important visionaries of modern times in the area of crosscultural spirituality and contemplative, nondual awareness. Every christian theologian works with an implicit or better explicit christology. Human rights are trampled upon in the east as in the west, in the north as in the south of our planet. For a more extensive version of panikkars foundations and methodological procedures for dialogue see gerard hall, raimon panikkars intercultural and. First, is his given name raimon, raimundo, or raymond. He was a philosopher, scholar, scientist, teacher, professor, mentor, author, lecturer, poet, mystic. Media in category raimon panikkar the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Raimon panikkar alemany, also known as raimundo panikkar and raymond panikkar november 2, 1918 august 26, 2010, was a catalan roman catholic priest and a proponent of interfaith dialogue. Raimon panikkar 1918 has deliberated on principles and practices of multi faith dialogue for over half a century. There is an explosive force at work in his words ripping through the text, coloring it with hues and banging out harmonies that leave the reader wanting to probe more. Several panikkars or a continuity within diversity. Panikkar we should approach this topic with great fear and respect. He studied science at bonn and barcelona, eventually earning a.
Christophany by raimon panikkar cliff notes by cynthia bourgeault this profound but complex study weaves together several key ideas in an intricate intellectual tapestry which draws on both theological discourse and lived experience, and on both christian and hinduadvaitic reference points. Schreiter christology from a contemporary african perspective caritas mccarthy who is sebastian rodrigues. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. Bom into two major religious traditions, the catholicchristian and the hindu, he has been striving since his early years towards the harmony of a pluralistic world. Pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. Pdf trinitarian theology between religious walls in the writings. Panikkar s philosophy of sentiment is designed to meet this challenge. Read more video on friday, at the santa maria abbey in montserrat spain, a mass will be. Dharma books, hinduism literature, hinduism books, philosphy books, intrareligious dialogue raimon panikkar 1978. The manner in which he grew with the consciousness and routes that. Raimon panikkar, christophany, the fullness of man. Raimon panikkar has 105 books on goodreads with 1142 ratings.
For a more extensive version of panikkar s foundations and methodological procedures for dialogue see gerard hall, raimon panikkar s intercultural and. After we posted the obituaryappreciation of raimon panikkar, the apostle of interfaith dialogue, we received a number of questions about why the. Mysticism raimon panikkars view meeting jesus the liberator. We deal with these in order, beginning with panikkar s own. Sep 10, 2010 after we posted the obituaryappreciation of raimon panikkar, the apostle of interfaith dialogue, we received a number of questions about why the article made no mention of panikkar s marriage. The cosmotheandric experience is not a christian, or an indic, or a buddhist study, but an interdisciplinary study with a firm foundation. We need to see that as a blessing rather than as a curse or a negativity with which we have to grapple every day. Panikkar cuts into the longstanding christological debates from a new angle the mystical experience of christ. Raimon panikkar some conditions for a transcultural theology. A man of deep and wide learning and an extremely prolific author, panikkar is equally at home in various religious and cultural traditions and embodies in himself the ideals of.
The manuscript must be submitted in digital form pdf format and sent. Laudatio of raimon panikkar alemany during the solemn academic ceremony of his. Raimon panikkar, written in one of the languages in which his opera omnia is. Raimon panikkar gifford lecture programme and documents from. Christophany is his term for the attempt to consider orthodox views of christ from the point of view not of philosophical categories such as substance and nature, but from the divine selfawareness of jesus as both fully god and.
Feb 01, 2015 raimon panikkar who struggles against western strict monotheism. Reviewed by john lounibos, dominican college, orangeburg, ny, 10962. The gift is panikkars ability to approach fundamental religious ideas with a new innocence, and to pierce beneath the facade of theological confusion, division, or. Raimon panikkars writings on the trinity demonstrate how a theologian practitioner well versed in two traditions responds to what he calls the. Raimon panikkars most popular book is the experience of god. Theology between religious walls in the writings of raimon panikkar. Finally, i shall demonstrate the implications of the doctrine of the unknowability of god visavis modern debates on the existence of god and on atheism. This paper attempts a fresh look into the christology of panikkar especially from the perspective of historical jesus. Aug 26, 2010 media in category raimon panikkar the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
As a scholar, he specialized in comparative religion. The son of a hindu father from kerala, and a roman catholic mother from spain, a doctor in science, philosophy and theology, and a. The son of a hindu father from kerala, and a roman catholic mother from spain, a doctor in science, philosophy and theology, and a student of. Raimon panikkar 19182010 was a roman catholic theologian who was very influential in encouraging interreligious dialogue.
Who is raimon panikkar, why this book, and why now. Panikkar understands the human spirit according to the trilogy of sentiment, intellect and will. Raimon panikkar has presented his worldwide audiences a synthesis of his reflections on the meaning of christ in christophany, the fullness of man. Raymond panikkar s the unknown christ if hinduism k.
Raimon panikkars pluralistic theology of religions. Trinitarian theology between religious walls in the writings of. In the context of raimon panikkars massive lifes work, this volume stands out as a theological meditation that is also a mystical hymn to the namelessness of god. Raimon panikkar 19182010 was one of the most important visionaries of modern times in the area of crosscultural spirituality and. The person, the microcosm, is not a miniaturization of the macrocosm, the bigger paradigm. Raimon panikkar s hermeneutics of religious pluralism. Quantum mechanics and compassion victor mansfield department of physics and astronomy colgate university hamilton, ny 346 usa june 2007 introduction for nearly a decade, i have had the privilege of intermittent contact with father raimon panikkar. Raimon panikkar raimon panikkar barcellona 1918 partecipa di una tradizione indiana ed europea, indu e cristiana, scientifica e umanistica.
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