The New Patristic Age: Some ways in which Buddhism and Hinduism may radically transform Christian Theology

From dualism to non-dualism, from obedience to autonomy, from doctrine to experience, from Word to Spirit, from vision to emptiness, from grace to practice, from knowledge to mystery.

Presented by Rev. Assoc. Prof. John Dupuche

John R. Dupuche is an Associate Professor at Catholic Theological College at The University of Divinity in Melbourne, where he lectures in interfaith relations, spirituality, and meditation. He has published many articles in these fields. Among his books are Abhinavagupta: The Kula Ritual as Elaborated in Chapter 29 of the Tantrāloka (2003); Jesus, the Mantra of God (2005); Chakras, Foyers de Conscience-Énergie; Regards sur Une Autre Expérience du Corps Dans l’Hindouisme et le Christianisme (2020); and Vers un Tantra Chrétien: La Rencontre du Christianisme et du Shivaïsme du Cachemire (2021). He was a long-time member of the Ecumenical and interfaith Commission of the Archdiocese. He is a member of the advisory board of the Contemplative Science Centre at Melbourne University, and of the Interfaith Commission of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference. He is an international lecturer and leads an interfaith community on the outskirts of Melbourne.