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This book re-assesses the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda from the vantage point of socially-engaged religion in a time of global dislocations and inequities. Due to the complexity of Vivekananda as a historical figure on the cusp of a new era, few works offer a nuanced, academic examination of his liberative vision and legacy.
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Vivekananda's Life, Legacy, and Liberative Ethics: An Introduction
Rita D. Sherma
PART I: VIVEKANANDA IN RELATION TO HINDU PHILOSOPHIES & MAJOR THINKERS
Swami Vivekananda and Adi Sa?karacarya: Similarities and DifferencesT. S. Rukmani
Swami Vivekananda's Interpretation of Brahmasutra 1.1.19 as a Hermeneutic Basis for Samanvayi VedantaAyon Maharaj
Ku??alini Yoga in the Spirituality of Swami Vivekananda and in Modern Yoga Michael Stoeber
Vivekananda in the History of Vedanta: Continuities and ContradictionsAndrew J. Nicholson
Flavors of Advaita in Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, and Sri Aurobindo Debashish Banerji
PART II: A LEGACY OF SERVICE
Vivekananda and his Organizational Legacy with Particular Reference to Seva within the Ramakrishna MovementGwilym Beckerlegge
"This Prema Dwells in the Heart of Them All:" Swami Vivekananda on Love and CompassionKusumita Pedersen
Swami Vivekananda's Legacy of Service: A Critical AssessmentShrinivas Tilak
"Perfect Independence": Swami Vivekananda, Women and Freedom Pravrajika Vrajaprana
PART III: REVISITING APPRAISALS OF VIVEKANANDA
Complementarity, not Contradiction: Swami Vivekananda's Theology of ReligionsJeffery D. Long
Neglected Advaitas: The Genealogy of Swami Vivekananda's Cosmopolitan Theology James Madaio | Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Oriental Institute
De-subjugating Timeless Vocabularies - Swami Vivekananda as Intellectual Catalyst Kapil Kapoor Swami Vivekananda and Muscular Hinduism Sharada Sugirtharajah
Epilogue
What Is Hinduism? A Reflection on Vivekananda's Legacy in Relation to the Definition of HinduismArvind Sharma
About the Contributors
About the author
Rita D. Sherma is founding director and associate professor at the Shingal Center for Dharma Studies and Core Doctoral Faculty at Graduate Theological Union.Rita D. Sherma is founding director and associate professor at the Shingal Center for Dharma Studies and Core Doctoral Faculty at Graduate Theological Union.
Summary
This book re-assesses the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda from the vantage point of socially-engaged religion in a time of global dislocations and inequities. Due to the complexity of Vivekananda as a historical figure on the cusp of a new era, few works offer a nuanced, academic examination of his liberative vision and legacy.
