* Finding the Same Essence Bhakti in World Religions David Bentley Hart & Graham Schweig

Is there something that resonates in all spiritual and religious systems for humans? Is there some unifying principle by which humans can find some common ground? Some scholars have shown that there are parallel dynamics and even similar narratives shared between traditions, and others have insisted that each religious tradition or spiritual system is unique and in comparable to any other. These two accomplished scholars of religion will enter into a dialogue to share their responses to these questions. "David Bentley Hart (born 1965) is an American philosopher and theologian whose work encompasses a wide range of subjects and genres. A prolific essayist, he has written on topics as diverse as art, literature, religion, philosophy, film, baseball, and politics. He is also an author of fiction. As a religious scholar, his work engages heavily with classical, medieval and continental European philosophy, philosophical and systematic theology, patristic texts, and South and East Asian culture, religion, and metaphysics. His translation of the New Testament was published in 2017." - Wikipedia Graham M. Schweig is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Christopher Newport University as well as Distinguished Research and Teaching Fellow at the Center for Dharma Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. He has three masters degrees and a PhD in comparative religion from Harvard University. He is the author of several books and hundreds of articles on Chaitanya-Vaishnava theology, published with premier academic presses Join this channel as a way of supporting it:    / @theologyunleashed   Discord -   / discord     / theology.unleashed     / theologyunleashed   My other videos    • Reaction + Video Essays