Academic degrees earned
M.A Hons Classics and Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge
M.Phil. Indian Archaeology, University of Cambridge
D.Phil. Theology, University of Oxford
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Brief biography
Fr Martin Ganeri OP is Director of the Institute for Interreligious Relations at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas “Angelicum” in Rome.
He is a Fellow of Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford
He is lector in World Religions at Blackfriars Studium, Oxford.
Areas of Academic Specialization/Interest
Classical Indian religions
Christian theological approaches to non-Christian religions
Thomist engagement with classical Hindu thought
Associations and Memberships
Member of editorial board of New Blackfriars
Current research/writing projects
Preparing a monograph on Christian theological engagement with Hindu thought for Lexington Books.
Select Publications
Catholicism and Hinduism. In: D’Costa, G., (ed.) The Catholic Church and The World Religions. London: T&T Clark , 2011 pp. 106-140. [Book section]
Tradition with a New Identity: Thomist engagement with non-Christian thought as a model for the new comparative theology in Europe. European Perspectives on the New Comparative Theology (Special Issue), 2012. [Journal Article – Book Section]
Selfhood, Agency and Freewill in Ramanuja. In: Bryant, E.F (ed.) Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. [Book section]
Natural Law and Hinduism. In Wilcox, R. and Carty, A. (eds) Natural Law and Comparative Law. London: Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing, 2015 Journal of Comparative Law. [Book section]
Indian Philosophy and Western Theism. Abingdon, Oxon. Routledge, 2016 [Monograph]
Thinking Creator and Creator Together: How Rāmānuja’s Account of Scriptural Meaning Encourages Unitive Language in Christian Discourse about God and the World. Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies 31, 2018. [Journal Article]
Western Philosophy and Christian Theology in Twentieth Century Hindu Thought. In Bauman, C. and Roberts, M Voss (eds) The Routledge Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2021 [Book chapter]
Toward an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-Dualist Christian: Sara Grant, R.C.S.J.’s Distinctive Contribution to Catholic Theological and Spiritual Encounter with Hinduism. Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies, 2024. [Journal Article]