| Born in 1918 in Barcelona to a Catalan mother and an Indian father who was a leader in India’s independence movement. A philosopher and theologist who has been a Catholic priest, a Hindu, a Buddhist and a secularist, Raimon Panikkar has taught at universities in Madrid, Rome, Massachusetts (Harvard) and Santa Barbara. A gifted and original thinker, Panikkar’s contributions to comparative religion and Christian theology have made him a pioneer in East-West and intra-religious dialogues. He is the author of a large number of works. Among other titles available for translation are: The Unknown Christ of Hinduism (Orbis, USA, 1981); The Silence of God (Siruela, Spain,1996); The Intra-religious Dialogue (Kösel, Germany, 1990); Blessed Simplicity (Albin Michel, France, 1995). |
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