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A Conversation between Fr. Yann Vagneux, Th.D. and Anantanand Rambachan, Ph.D.Thursday, Sep 12, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:10 pm
Iverson Center for Faith, Schoenecker Multipurpose Room (LL16) University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus (click here for map)
free and open to the public
refreshments provided (bring your own lunch)
register: https://stthomas.campuslabs.com/engage/event/10018402
How can dialogue across traditions deepen understanding of humanity's shared quest for truth? In this conversation between two scholar-practitioners, Fr. Yann Vagneux and Prof. Anantanand Rambachan, explore the intersections between Hindu and Christian traditions.
Fr. Yann Vagneux, Th.D., member of the Foreign Missions Society, completed studies in Paris, Rome, and New York, culminating in his doctoral dissertation Co-esse: The Trinitarian Mystery in the Thought of Jules Monchanin - Swami Swâmi Paramârûbyânanda (DDB, 2015). Since first encountering India in 1997 and settling in Varanasi in 2010, Vagneux has deepened his engagement with Hinduism through friendships with Hindu Pandits, continued Sanskrit studies, and interreligious dialogues. His publications include "A Priest in Banaras" (ATC, 2020) and "Indian Portraits. Eight Indian Encounters with Hinduism" (Nirala, 2021), and his forthcoming An Emulation of Sanctity. Hinduism and Christianity in Dialogue will be a theological reflection at the crossroads of the two religions in which he dwells. Fr. Vagneux divides his time living between Varanasi and Kathmandu at the heart of the main religions of Asia.
Anantanand Rambachan, Ph.D. is a distinguished scholar of Hinduism and religion and professor emeritus at Saint Olaf College, Minnesota. He has notably contributed to the fields of Advaita Vedanta, Hindu ethics, and interreligious dialogue. He was Visiting Professor at the University of Hamburg's Academy for the Study of World Religions (2013-2017), and his publications include The Advaita Worldview: God, World, and Humanity (SUNY Press, 2012), A Hindu Theology of Liberation (SUNY Press, 2014), Pathways to Hindu-Christian Dialogue (Fortress, 2022) and many others. His expertise led the BBC to broadcast his 25 lectures on Hinduism globally. Actively engaged in interfaith dialogue for over 40 years, Rambachan has contributed leadership and scholarship to the Minnesota Multifaith Network, Religions for Peace, World Council of Churches, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, and Arigatou International NY. He lives in Apple Valley, Minnesota with his family embodying a commitment to spiritual understanding and global harmony.
Sponsored by the Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies at the University of St. Thomas and the Minnesota Multifaith Network
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave,Saint Paul,MN,United States, Mendota
