The ACPI Encyclopedia of Philosophy is an encyclopedia of philosophy produced by the Association of Christian Philosophers of India (ACPI)

Association of Christian Philosophers of India (ACPI)

The Association of Christian Philosophers of India was founded in 1976 at Aluva, Kerala, India under the inspiration of Dr Richard De Smet, SJ and the initiative of Dr Albert Nambiaparambil, CMI.- Activities :...

, with Johnson J. Puthenpurackal as Editor-in-Chief and George Panthanmackel as Associate Editor. It was published by Asian Trading Corporation, Bangalore, in October 2010 (ISBN 81-7086-574-3) in 2 volumes.http://www.cathnewsindia.com/2010/10/25/first-philosophy-encyclopedia-published/

Contents

The encyclopedia has 422 entries contributed by 236 authors, about 80% of whom are actual or potential members of the ACPI, and a Foreword by the Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word далай meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "teacher"...

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The Association of Christian Philosophers of India (APCI)

The encyclopedia is a milestone for the Association of Christian Philosophers of India (ACPI)

Association of Christian Philosophers of India (ACPI)

The Association of Christian Philosophers of India was founded in 1976 at Aluva, Kerala, India under the inspiration of Dr Richard De Smet, SJ and the initiative of Dr Albert Nambiaparambil, CMI.- Activities :...

 which was "conceived in 1975 and born in 1976 at Aluva (Kerala)" under the guidance and inspiration of the late Fr Richard De Smet

Richard De Smet

Richard De Smet was a Jesuit Indologist and missionary to India.- Life :Born at Charleroi, Belgium, he came to India as a young student of theology in 1946...

, SJ, and the initiative of Dr Albert Nambiaparambil, CMI. The Association meets every year at different places in India. Recently it began publishing the proceedings of its annual meetings, the latest being volume 11.

Entries

Among Indian Christian thinkers, the following are included: Swami Abhishiktananda

Abhishiktananda

Abhishiktananda was the name taken by the French Benedictine monk Henri le Saux, whose religious experience in India led him to become a bridge between Hindu and Christian spirituality.From childhood he seemed destined for a religious life and entered 'minor seminary' at the age of 11, becoming a...

, Robert De Nobili

Roberto de Nobili

Roberto de Nobili was an Italian Jesuit missionary to Southern India. He used a novel method of adaptation to preach Christianity, adopting many local customs of India which were, in his view, not contrary to Christianity.Born in Montepulciano, Tuscany in September 1577, Roberto de Nobili arrived...

, Richard De Smet

Richard De Smet

Richard De Smet was a Jesuit Indologist and missionary to India.- Life :Born at Charleroi, Belgium, he came to India as a young student of theology in 1946...

, (Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa , born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu , was a Roman Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1950...

), Raimon Panikkar

Raimon Panikkar

Raimon Panikkar-Alemany was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a proponent of inter-religious dialogue. As a scholar, he specialized in comparative religion.-Early life and education:...

, Brahmabandhav Upadhyaya and Thomas Stephens

Thomas Stephens (Jesuit)

Thomas Stephens was a Jesuit priest missionary in Portuguese India, writer and linguist.- Early years and studies :...

 (unfortunately listed under ‘T’). Missing, unfortunately, are the Jesuits of the Calcutta School of Indology

The Calcutta School of Indology

The Calcutta School of Indology consists of a group of Jesuit missionary scholars based mostly in Calcutta and including William Wallace, SJ , Pierre Johanns , Georges Dandoy, Joseph Putz, Joseph Bayart, Robert Antoine, Camille Bulcke, Michael Ledrus, Pierre Fallon and Jan Feys...

: J. Putz, Pierre Johanns

Pierre Johanns

Pierre Johanns was a Luxemburger Jesuit priest, missionary in India and Indologist.-Education:...

, J. Bayart, G. Dandoy

Georges Dandoy

Georges Dandoy , Belgian Jesuit priest, missionary in India, theologian and Indologist...

, R. Antoine

Robert Antoine

Robert Antoine was a Belgian Jesuit priest, missionary in India. Professor of Comparative Literature at the Jadavpur University, he was a Sanskritist and musician. He was co-founder, with Pierre Fallon, of Shanti Bhavan, a dialogue centre at Calcutta.-Education:Antoine held a Licentiate in...

, P. Fallon

Pierre Fallon

Pierre Fallon was a Belgian Jesuit priest, missionary in India, Professor of French literature at the University of Calcutta...

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