This book is the first of three volumes of ‘autonomous works, coordinated by the material of their themes and objects and unified by their practice of thought’, which François Laruelle calls the ‘Triptych’ (ix). Intended to be a philosophico-religious treatment of the ‘heretic’ question that theology and religious studies apparently raise but fa…[Read more]

This book is a collection of the English translations of François Laruelle’s writings, mainly from the first two stages of the five-stage development of his thought of non-philosophy. The tone of the book is set by the wonderful introduction by the editor, Robin Mackay, who brings out the dissatisfaction of Laruelle that propelled him to re…[Read more]

François Laruelle’s non-standard philosophy adopts an approach that is not just novel but abstruse and not based on anything that philosophy has known till now. That is why it becomes necessary that the concepts are defined and what could be better than the proponent of this philosophy, Laruelle himself, working to this end.

François Laruelle calls this book a ‘faith experiment’ (xi) and presents the problem that led to such an experiment: ‘The war of religion continues, and there will be no Christian return of Christ. If Christianity is the religion of the exit from religions, Christ is the exit from Christianity itself’ (ix). He proceeds to apply the ‘Algebra…[Read more]

Minimal Theologies by Hent de Vries Book Review Prabuddha Bharata February 2015

Man in Search of Immortality Testimonials from the Hindu Scriptures by Swami Nikhilananda Book Review Prabuddha Bharata January 2013

God Without Being by Jean-Luc Marion Book Review Prabuddha Bharata February 2015

Bodhisattvas of the Forest and the Formation of the Mahayana Daniel Boucher Book Review Prabuddha Bharata August 2014

Beyond Sacred Violence: A Comparative Study of Sacrifice by Kathryn McClymond Book Review Prabuddha Bharata February 2015

Swami Vivekananda lives even today through his words that shake the reader to one’s very foundations. He is fulfilling his prophecy: ‘It may be that I shall find it good to get outside of my body—to cast it off like a disused garment. But I shall not cease to work! I shall inspire men everywhere, until the world shall know that it is one with…[Read more]

The putting together in contradistinction of science and religion has been the task of philosophers, religion, sociologists, writers, and anyone who even cares to think, for many centuries now. So, here I would not go into the traditionally discussed aspects of this debate but rather would highlight some less or not discussed aspects. First, when…[Read more]

This article discusses the implications of the symbology of Kali from a different and fresh perspective and positions the worship of Kali in the bigger picture of the divinisation of everything in Sanatana Dharma. It also discusses the needless marginalisation of so-called ‘ugly’ and ‘terrible’ and how these prejudices have to be overcome to…[Read more]

This article discusses the implications of the symbology of Kali from a different and fresh perspective and positions the worship of Kali in the bigger picture of the divinisation of everything in Sanatana Dharma. It also discusses the needless marginalisation of so-called ‘ugly’ and ‘terrible’ and how these prejudices have to be overcome to…[Read more]

Translation and Annotation of ‘Svarajya Siddhi’ of Gangadharendra Sarasvati from the nineteenth century. This text is considered one of the five Siddhi texts, the other four being Naishkarmya Siddhi, Advaita Siddhi, Ishta Siddhi, and Brahma Siddhi. These texts have a very great value in Advaita Vedanta.

Developments in Early Judaism research since the publication of the 1986 first edition of Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters

Developments in Early Judaism research since the publication of the 1986 first edition of Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters

Recent research has shown that city gates were a place of judgment, execution, and public displays in ancient Israel and the ancient Near East. This article explores the role of the gate on the literary level in the narratives concerning the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel. It demonstrates how the function of gates in ancient Israel, and the…[Read more]

Recent research has shown that city gates were a place of judgment, execution, and public displays in ancient Israel and the ancient Near East. This article explores the role of the gate on the literary level in the narratives concerning the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel. It demonstrates how the function of gates in ancient Israel, and the…[Read more]

This article aims to bring together the discussions surrounding creation and humanity in Isaiah 40-55 and Genesis 1,26. The article demonstrates that Deutero-Isaiah’s view of humanity is incompatible with that of the P narrative, rendering attempts to cite it in support of Genesis 1 ineffective. It argues that the application of the terms in G…[Read more]

This article discusses the identity of the Daniel character mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel.