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A. J. Appasamy and His Reading of Ramanuja

A Comparative Study in Divine Embodiment

  • Hardback
  • 256 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 14 x 21.9 x 2.6 cm

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For theologians and scholars of comparative religion

Reveals insights into Appaswamy's unique theology

You will deepen your understanding of divine embodiment

This book offers a unique exploration of A. J. Appasamy's embodiment theology through the lens of Ramanuja.

In this work, Brian Philip Dunn focuses on the South Indian theologian A. J. Appaswamy's 'embodiment theology.' This is the first book on Appaswamy, a not insignificant Indian, Christian theologian. This study argues for the distinctive theological voice of Appaswamy who develops a theology strongly influenced by the medieval Hindu theologian (or 'bhakti philosopher') Ramanuja, in particular offering a reading of the Gospel of John. Dunn shows how Appaswamy sees the Christian God in Ramanuja's theology and how his theology, particularly about the presence of God in the icon in a temple, can become a heuristic device through which to understand the fourth Gospel in the context of its own time. This allows the reader to develop a rooted Christology that otherwise would remain hidden. Through Ramanuja, Appaswamy can contribute to a constructive and important Theology that grounds the text and ideas of the incarnation in the Jewish context, particularly about priestly atonement. This reading of Ramanuja allows us to see a Christology in the Christian text that would otherwise not have been seen.
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  • Title

    A. J. Appasamy and His Reading of Ramanuja

  • Author

    Brian Philip Dunn

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    December 2016

  • Weight

    510g

  • Page Count

    256

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.9 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780198791416

  • ISBN-10

    0198791410

  • Eden Code

    4450033

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