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Mario I. Aguilar
Mario I. Aguilar is Professor of Religion & Politics and Director of the Centre for the Study of Religion & Politics at the University of St Andrews. He is also a poet, an eremitic Camaldolese Benedictine Oblate, and has published widely in his interests in the theology of contemplation, the history of religion and issues of interfaith dialogue.
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Interreligious Dialogue and the Partition of India
In a time of schism, violence and forced migration, how can God be understood? With his latest book, Catholic Benedictine hermit Mario Aguilar explores the…
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The Way of the Hermit
At first sight the lives of hermits, living in solitude and committed to a life of prayer and contemplation seems to be a world apart…
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Christian Ashrams, Hindu Caves and Sacred Rivers
In late 20th-century India, Christian-Hindu dialogue was forever transformed following the opening of Shantivanam, the first Christian ashram in the country. Mario I. Aguilar brings…