Prof. Francis X Clooney

I was pleased to read the August 10 post in the Universal Enlightenment & Flourishing Newsletter on the theme, “A Lifelong Quest: How We Learn Religion Differently Through Life Stages”. As I get older — I just turned 74 — I appreciate the theme of “a lifelong quest” all the more. As I look back […]

Prof. Francis X Clooney, Harvard Divinity SchoolPhoto source: Harvard Divinity School faculty webpage The path to a global understanding of religious wisdom, our shared heritage, often begins with small steps, such as drawing connections between two or three traditions. When we discover these commonalities, we lay a solid foundation. Sometimes, these parallels reveal themselves to

Prof. Francis X Clooney, Harvard Divinity SchoolPhoto source: Harvard Divinity School faculty webpage Last week, we explored commonalities in the lives of Jesus Christ and Krishna, the central figures in Christianity and Hinduism, respectively. This week, we will pick up on this subject, focusing this time on the similarities in the content of their teachings,

Prof. Francis X Clooney, Harvard Divinity SchoolPhoto source: Harvard Divinity School faculty webpage Last week, we shared with you some of Father Clooney’s reflections on the relevance of the Bhagavad Gita for Christians during the holy period of Lent. This week, following his example, we will compare Jesus Christ with Krishna, the deity whose spiritual