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Cultivating Gardens of God
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12 November 2024

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.
PHILOSOPHY / General, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Social and political philosophy, Historical geography
This is a remarkable collection of essays, like a bouquet of exquisite flowers, each vibrant with beauty and wisdom. We need this clear insight from the world’s religions more than ever. We are deeply indebted to Ananta Kumar Giri and all the contributors. — Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, Yale University, New Heaven, USA
Foreword; Preface; Gardens of God: An Introduction and an Invitation; Part One: The Visions of Gardens of God; Part Two: From Kingdom of God to Gardens of God; Part Three: From Kingdom of God to Gardens of God