Book Review: Bourgeois Hinduism, Or the Faith of the Modern Vedantists

A review of Bourgeois Hinduism, Or the Faith of the Modern Vedantists by Brian A. Hatcher

Book Review: Hermeneutics and Hindu Thought: Toward a Fusion of Horizons

A review of Hermeneutics and Hindu Thought: Toward a Fusion of Horizons edited by Rita Sherma and Arvind Sharma

Nine More- or Less-related Observations on Historical Approaches to Hindu-Christian Studies

For the purposes of this panel discussion, it seems more appropriate to make a series of suggestions and observations about the difficulties and promises of writing history within a Hindu-Christian framework than to offer a paper arguing a single point or perspective. Hindu-Christian history presents a particular set of challenges given the shifting political and material conditions that have attended the dramatic encounter between these disparate cultures and traditions. In what follows I attempt to articulate some of the larger issues with which I wrestle as I study and write Hindu-Christian history

Reverend William Ward and His Legacy for Christian (Mis)perception of Hinduism

My assignment for this thematic issue of the Hindu-Christian Studies Bulletin is to address Christian misperceptions of Hinduism, which I shall do by evaluating the work and legacy of William Ward of Serampore, missionary to Bengal, and author on Hinduism in the early nineteenth century. First, however, I would like to make three preliminary observations about the idea of Christian misperception

The Pitfalls of Trying to Be Different

For more than a decade Rajiv Malhotra has been known to the study of South Asian religion as a vigorous critic of the practices and frameworks that academics have employed to represent India to the West. Those who know him from his no-holds-barred online articles or by his unflinching confrontation with established scholars at academic meetings may be pleased by the rather different tone of Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism, Malhotra’s latest attempt to intervene in the academic study of the religious traditions of the South Asian subcontinent. Whereas Malhotra has achieved much of his renown through intemperate language, he is and should be remembered also for his demands that practicing Hindus have a say in how they are represented and for provoking a needed self-examination by the scholarly community writing about the traditions of South Asia. These are not the primary concerns of Being Different, and if one reads it motivated by the lurid promise of a new assault by Malhotra on the motives, character, or methods of senior scholars in the study of Hinduism, one will discover the author pursuing a somewhat different agenda

IMPLEMENTING CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE PLUS AS A GROUND MAINTENANCE STRATEGY IN THE MARINE CORPS

In 2020, Marine Corps Order 4151.22 and Commandant White Letter 2–20 was published to implement Condition-Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) as a ground maintenance strategy to improve operational availability and reduce life-cycle costs. The Fleet Marine Force is still operating under preventative and corrective maintenance strategies instead of CBM+ strategies. Organizational inertia, such as competing priorities, legacy processes, and inspections, has slowed the integration of CBM+ strategies. We reviewed key policy documents and interviewed fifteen subject-matter experts relevant to Marine Corps ground transport maintenance policies and practices. Based on this information, we conducted a thematic analysis using an organizational change approach to identify barriers and opportunities that impact CBM+ implementation. We found that immediate gains from CBM+ implementation in the Marine Corps can be achieved through a focus on people and process improvements while technology integration continues. The CBM+ strategy supports Force Design 2030 and Talent Management 2030 objectives and emphasizing this alignment can build momentum for CBM+. In this paper, we make six specific recommendations that apply organizational change concepts to enable effective CBM+ implementation as a ground maintenance strategy in the Marine Corps.NPS Naval Research ProgramThis project was funded in part by the NPS Naval Research Program.Major, United States Marine CorpsMajor, United States Marine CorpsApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited

Christianity and Hinduism: An Annotated Bibliography

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