This one-week course will examine the life and writings of Swami Abhishiktananda (aka Dom Henri LeSaux, OSB), a Breton Benedictine monk who lived in India as a monastic embracing Western Roman Catholic monastic tradition, as well as those of the dharmic traditions of South Asia. Students are invited to visit the website of the Abhishiktananda Centre for Interreligious Dialogue http://www.abhishiktananda.org.in/#!/page_portfolio. The course will consist of daily readings, films and discussions of the writings of Swami Abhishiktananda, as well as spiritual practices accompanying the theoria. What does he bring to the study of organic multireligiosity and multiple religious belongings? This course qualifies as the Multi-religious Core Intensive, required for students in the M.Div. program.
