Melodies from the Flute: Dialogue among Religions and Cultures
Contents: Foreword. Rev Prof Noel Kantilal Sheth SJ: Man of Compassionate Dialogue: 1. Noel Sheth : Legend of scholarship and gentleness/Mudita Menona Sodder RSCJ. 2. A saint with spiritual and scientific world vision for genuine world harmony/Krishna Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. 3. Jesuit Savant's death mourned/Jose Kavi. 4. Obituary of Rev Prof Noel Sheth (31/10/1943-8/7/2017)/Errol D' Lima. 5. Thanksgiving and farewell message from Noel Sheth. Introductory Article: 1. Triple dialogue as a pedagogy for Asia: learning together with the other/Rudolf C. Heredia. Part I: Christian Basis. 2. Jesus as guest, god as host: reflections on hospitality in the gospel of Luke/Boris Repschinski. 3. An Indian reading of the wisdom metaphors in Wis 7:25-26/Thomas Karimundackal. 4. Building bridges: models from the New Testament/Rekha M. Chennattu. Part II: Indian Roots. 5. Early Indian Thought: A Key to Unlock Qoheleth/Selva Rathinam. 6. The rich and diversified Bhagavad Gita : the centrality of Gita and its relationship to other religions/Ithamar Theodor. 7. Desiring the divine : reinstating the erotic subjectivity through the life and works of Andal/Nishant A. Irudayadason. 8. Psychoanalysis of Girindrasekhar Bose: A Model for East-West Dialogue/Dolicham Kollareth. 9. Translation between the self and its colonial other/Victor Ferrao. Part III: Religious Vision. 10. Revisiting comparative approaches in the study of religion for contemporary times/James Ponniah. 11. Human dignity in Islam: a bridging space for dialogue/J. Charles Davis. 12. Living together in solidarity: subaltern perspectives on emancipatory religion/M. D. Joseph. 13. Indian genius for religious harmony/Vadappuram M. Jose. Part IV: Scientific Openness. 14. Valuing Unities: reflections from biology, philosophy and religion on our shared future/Donald R. Frohlich and Felipe-Andre's Piedra. 15. Nanotechnology and the risk of scientism: philosophy of science perspectives/S. Stephen Jayard. 16. Befriending of science and religion for the pursuit of happiness/Kamladevi Kunkolienker. Part V: Dialogical Encounter. 17. In Search of dialogical wisdom/Kuruvilla Pandikattu. 18. Inter-faith dialogue to promote ecological justice/Mudita Menona Sodder. 19. The dialogue of civilizations: the ricci model/Rt Rev. Thomas Menamparampil. 20. Buddhist compassion towards other religions/Varan Vardhan. 21. Desiderata for religion as a pathway to peace/Keith D'Souza. Concluding Article: 22. Journeying beyond boundaries/Subhash Anand.
This is a Memorial Volume for Prof. Noel Kantilal Sheth SJ, a man of ahimsa, compassion and dialogue. Calm and sober in his attitude, he reached out to others respectfully and reverentially. His meticulous and methodological nature and analytic-synthetic mind made him a humble servant, erudite scholar, efficient teacher and responsible administrator. Twenty scholars have contributed in this volume to topics like Creative Dialogue, Practical Compassion, Innovative Inclusiveness, Living Diversity, Collective Search for Wisdom, Commitment to Indian Traditions and Religion for Peace.
This book is about encountering other traditions, building friendly bridges with them, affirming others compassionately, enabling them and appreciating their diversity and differences, through dialogue, interaction and cooperation.
