Ravindra Svarupa Dasa
Ravindra Svarupa Dasa (William H. Deadwyler; born July 27, 1947 ) is an American religious scholar. He studied philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and religious studies at Temple University , where he also received a PhD in religious studies. He is the author of numerous essays on Vaishnava theology.
Ravindra Svarupa Dasa joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in 1971 . In the same year AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , the founder of ISKCON, inaugurated him in the tradition of Gaudiya Vaishnavatal . Since 1987 he has been a member of the Governing Body Commission (GBC), the governing body of ISKCON. He is the initiating spiritual master in the discipleship of Gaudiya Vaishnavatum.
Publications
- "The Contribution of Bhagavat-dharma toward a 'Scientific Religion' and a 'Religious Science'" in Synthesis of Science and Religion: Critical Essays and Dialogues , ed. TDSingh and Ravi Gomatam. (The Bhaktivedanta Institute, 1988).
- "The Devotee and the Deity: Living a Personalistic Theology" in Gods of Flesh, Gods of Stone: The Embodiment of Divinity in India , ed. Joanne Punzo Waghorne and Norman Cutler. (Anima Publications, 1985).
- "Cleaning House and Cleaning Hearts: Reform and Renewal in ISKCON" in The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant , ed. Edwin Bryant and Maria Ekstrand. (Columbia University Press, 2004).
- "Encounter with the Lord of the Universe: Collected Essays 1978-1983" (Washington, DC: Gita Nagari Press, 1984).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Edwin Bryant, Maria Ekstrand: The Hare Krishna movement: the postcharismatic fate of a religious transplant ( en ). Columbia University Press , 2004, ISBN 0-231-12256-X .
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| SURNAME | Dasa, Ravindra Svarupa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Deadwyler, William H. (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American scholar of religion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1947 |