Cultivating Gardens of God: A Paradigm Shift in Faith

In self, society, religion and politics we are used to the language and discourse of Kingdom of God. But in this God is presented as an omnipotent king who is also angry at slight deviation. We get glimpses of such powerful and angry God in Old Testament as well as in many other religious traditions of the world. In such a discourse and portrayal of God, we fail to realize that God is mercy, rahim, karuna and compassion. God is our ever-awakened nurturer and He and She is continuously walking and meditating with us with mercy as well as firm challenges for self-development, mutual realizations and responsible cosmic engagement and participation. The vision and discourse of Kingdom of God has many a time been confined within a logic of power where we are prone to valorize God's power in order to valorize our own power on Earth, especially the logic of sovereignty at the level of self and society, rather than realize God's mercy. This book strives to transform this to Gardens of God.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Dedication
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Contents
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Foreword
pp ix-x
- By Christopher Key Chapple
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Preface
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Cultivating Gardens of God: An Introduction and an Invitation
pp xv-xxvi
- By Ananta Kumar Giri
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Part One - The Visions of Gardens of God
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Chapter One - Cultivating Gardens of God
pp 3-12
- By Ananta Kumar Giri
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Chapter Two - Jewish Mysticism’s Garden of God and Humans in Word and Image
pp 13-28
- By Ori Z. Soltes
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Chapter Three - The Baobab in Paradice: Visions of Paradise
pp 29-42
- By Karl-Julius Reubke
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Chapter Four - The Garden of God and the Triple Time: Reflections on René Guénon (1886–1951) and D. T. Suzuki (1870–1966)
pp 43-62
- By Patrick Laude
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Chapter Five - Raimundo Panikkar and the Garden of God
pp 63-80
- By Geoffrey W. Cheong
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Chapter Six - This Very Garden Is the Garden of Eden: Participating with Wittgenstein and Mystical Philosophers in Heaven Here and Now
pp 81-94
- By Maroof Shah
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Part Two - From Kingdom of God to Gardens of God: New Visions and Practices from Different Religious, Philosophical and Spiritual Traditions of the World
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Chapter Seven - The Garden of Zarathustra: On the Will to Power and the Fate of the Animal That Can Speak
pp 97-114
- By Kasper Lysemose
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Chapter Eight - Paradise of Conscience: Thoreau’s ‘Lakes of Light’, Tolstoy’s ‘Kingdom of God’ and Gandhi’s ‘Ramarajya’
pp 115-126
- By Christian Bartolf
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Chapter Nine - Gardens of God: A Blossom on the Highway of Consciousness
pp 127-136
- By Meera Chakravorty
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Chapter Ten - From Eden to Vrindavan: Exploring the Political Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo
pp 137-158
- By Richard Hartz
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Chapter Eleven - The Matrilineal Garden in Nalukettu: Hysterical Space, House Around the Courtyard and the Garden of the Womb
pp 159-162
- By Umar Nizarudeen
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Part Three - From Kingdom of God to Gardens of God: Rethinking Political Theology and the Calling of Practical Spirituality and Transformations of Religions and Politics
pp 163-164
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Chapter Twelve - Philosophy of Religion and Gardens of God in Contemporary World-Making
pp 165-178
- By Debashish Banerji
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Chapter Thirteen - Paradise: Islamic Perspective
pp 179-192
- By Farida Khanam
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Chapter Fourteen - Gardens of Mount Kailash: Ardhanarishvara, Adi Parashakti and Beyond the Duality of Masculinity and Femininity
pp 193-210
- By Anusnighda
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Chapter Fifteen - Faultlines in Paradise: Indigenous People and Conservation Areas
pp 211-222
- By Malvika Gupta, Felix Padel
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Chapter Sixteen - ‘The Garden of Forking Paths’: The Subversion of Scales in Latour’s Terrestrial Politics
pp 223-238
- By Paul Schwartzentruber
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Afterword: The Garden of Earthly Delights
pp 239-242
- By Marcus Bussey
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Foreword
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xiv

Cultivating Gardens of God: An Introduction and an Invitation
pp xv-xxvi

Part One - The Visions of Gardens of God
pp 1-2

Chapter One - Cultivating Gardens of God
pp 3-12

Chapter Two - Jewish Mysticism’s Garden of God and Humans in Word and Image
pp 13-28

Chapter Three - The Baobab in Paradice: Visions of Paradise
pp 29-42

Chapter Four - The Garden of God and the Triple Time: Reflections on René Guénon (1886–1951) and D. T. Suzuki (1870–1966)
pp 43-62

Chapter Five - Raimundo Panikkar and the Garden of God
pp 63-80

Chapter Six - This Very Garden Is the Garden of Eden: Participating with Wittgenstein and Mystical Philosophers in Heaven Here and Now
pp 81-94

Part Two - From Kingdom of God to Gardens of God: New Visions and Practices from Different Religious, Philosophical and Spiritual Traditions of the World
pp 95-96

Chapter Seven - The Garden of Zarathustra: On the Will to Power and the Fate of the Animal That Can Speak
pp 97-114

Chapter Eight - Paradise of Conscience: Thoreau’s ‘Lakes of Light’, Tolstoy’s ‘Kingdom of God’ and Gandhi’s ‘Ramarajya’
pp 115-126

Chapter Nine - Gardens of God: A Blossom on the Highway of Consciousness
pp 127-136

Chapter Ten - From Eden to Vrindavan: Exploring the Political Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo
pp 137-158

Chapter Eleven - The Matrilineal Garden in Nalukettu: Hysterical Space, House Around the Courtyard and the Garden of the Womb
pp 159-162

Part Three - From Kingdom of God to Gardens of God: Rethinking Political Theology and the Calling of Practical Spirituality and Transformations of Religions and Politics
pp 163-164

Chapter Twelve - Philosophy of Religion and Gardens of God in Contemporary World-Making
pp 165-178

Chapter Thirteen - Paradise: Islamic Perspective
pp 179-192

Chapter Fourteen - Gardens of Mount Kailash: Ardhanarishvara, Adi Parashakti and Beyond the Duality of Masculinity and Femininity
pp 193-210

Chapter Fifteen - Faultlines in Paradise: Indigenous People and Conservation Areas
pp 211-222

Chapter Sixteen - ‘The Garden of Forking Paths’: The Subversion of Scales in Latour’s Terrestrial Politics
pp 223-238

Afterword: The Garden of Earthly Delights
pp 239-242

Index
pp 243-245

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