Religious Cosmopolitanism

Overview

This posthumously published book, authored by the distinguished Indian theologian the late Prof. Felix Wilfred, proposes a fresh framework for religious cosmopolitanism to envision global coexistence amid contemporary fragmentation. It examines how diverse South Asian religious traditions have historically fostered cosmopolitan sensibilities. The volume offers a nuanced account of Bhakti's challenge to caste and gender hierarchies, analyzes Buddhism's resources for civilizational cosmopolitanism, and highlights how South Asian thinkers adopted Neo-Vedanta framework to reimagine the Christian faith as cosmopolitan.