Kurian Kachappilly

Kurian Kachappilly

Kurian Kachappilly

Born                : 6 July 1955

Nationality    : Indian

Profession       Professor of Philosophy and Religion

Known for      Mysticism without Bounds

Contents

1. Birth and Education

2. Later Career

3. Bibliographies

4. References

Kurian Kachappilly was born on 6 July 1955, at Mallussery, a place in Kerala. He is a religious priest belonging to the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI)[1]. He was ordained a priest on 6 May 1986. His mother tongue is Malayalam. He has the good command over languages such as English, German, and Hindi. Additionally, he has working knowledge in languages such as Latin, French, and Dutch. At present, he is the Provincial of St. Paul CMI Province, Bhopal.[2] 

Kurian Kachappilly CMI is a Professor of Philosophy and Religion[3] at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram[4] and Christ University,[5] both in Bangalore, India. He is the author of several books, including Mysticism without Bounds[6] and Mystic Musing in World Religions.  He is a philosopher, psychologist and an author.[7]

Contents

1. Birth and Education

2. Later Career

3. Bibliographies

4. References

Birth and Education

Kurian Kachappilly studied philosophy at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram.[8] During 1992-1996 he earned a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Leuven, Belgium.[9]  He taught English Literature in Guna (MP), served as Youth Animator in Bangalore Archdiocese,[10] taught philosophy at Darsana Institute of Philosophy, Wardha,[11] is teaching philosophy in the Faculty of Philosophy at DVK.[12] He also teaches at Christ University, Bangalore,[13] and at present he is the Provincial of St Paul Province Bhopal.

Later Career

Kachappilly was the chief organizer of the International Process Philosophy Congress in Bangalore.[14] About 200 philosophers and intellectuals from Asia, Europe and United States attended this seventh international conference. Kachappilly, Conference convenor, told UCA News that Whitehead’s thought has much to offer the modern world, where religion has become a source of conflict. This conference on “Process, Religion, Society” examined how Whitehead’s philosophy can bring about peace in India’s multi-lingual, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society.

Bibliography

 [2013] Kachappilly, Kurian, ed. Mystic Musings in Art and Poetry, New Delhi: Christian World Imprints, 2013.

[2012] Kachappilly, Kurian, ed. Process, Religion and Society (Dharmaram Process Series, Vol.III), Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications, 2012.

[2011] Kachappilly, Kurian, ed. Process, Religion and Society (Dharmaram Process Series, Vol.II), Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications, 2011.

[2011] Kachappilly, Kurian, ed. Process, Religion and Society (Dharmaram Process Series, Vol.I), Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications, 2011.

[2001] Kachappilly, Word of God Retold, Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications, 2001.

[1999] Kachappilly, Between Partners, Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1999.

[1998] Kachappilly, God of Love Revisited, Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications, 1998

Articles

[2012] “Coexistence en Inde entre les minoritiés chrétiennes et les bouddhistes,” in Bulletin De l’Association Internationale de la Milice de Jésus-Christ, 162-163 (2012), 14-20.

[2012] “Implications and Applications of Process Thought,” in Kurian Kachappilly, ed. Process, Religion and Society (Vol. 3), Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications, 2012, 13-23.

[2012] “Philosophy of Pluralism,” in Tessy Joseph, ed. Human Rights Education: Relevance of Multicultural Education Based on the Philosophy of Pluralism, Kottayam: St. Joseph’s Training College, Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala, 2012, 26-36.

References

Email: kkachappilly@hotmail.com; frkurian@christuniversity.in

Web: www.kurian-kachappilly.com

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmelites_of_Mary_Immaculate

[2] http://ibhopal.blogspot.in/2011/07/cmi-provincial-house-bhopal.html

[3] https://in.linkedin.com/title/professor-of-philosophy-and-religion?trk=pprofile_title

[4] https://www.linkedin.com/company/dharmaram-vidya-kshetram-pontificial-athenaeum?trk=ppro_cprof

[5] https://www.linkedin.com/company/christ-university-bangalore-india?trk=ppro_cprof

[6] http://www.academia.edu/12363574/Mysticism_without_Bounds_Delhi_2015_

[7] https://in.linkedin.com/title/philosopher%2C-psychologist-and-author?trk=pprofile_title

[8] https://www.linkedin.com/company/dharmaram-vidya-kshetram-pontificial-athenaeum?trk=ppro_cprof

[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_University_of_Leuven_%281834%E2%80%931968%29

[10] http://www.bangalorearchdiocese.com/

[11] http://www.darsanawardha.org/Site%20Full/Milestones.htm

[12] www.dvk.in/

[13] http://www.christuniversity.in/

[14] http://www.thisweekbangalore.com/philosophy-of-education-international-conference-2015-by-azim-premji-university-comes-to-a-close/