Bradley Malkovsky

Associate Professor, Emeritus

Primary Area: World Religions and World Church

Secondary Area: Systematic Theology

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Office
B021 Haggar Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Email
bmalkovs@nd.edu

Biography

Malkovsky's area of interest is the doctrinal and spiritual relation of Christianity to Other Religions. His area of specialization is the Hindu-Christian Encounter. He was the editor of the Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies from 2002-17.

Research Interests

Christianity and Other Religions: Comparative Spirituality, Comparative Eschatology, Comparative Doctrines of the Divine.

Selected Publications

"Belief in Reincarnation and Some Unresolved questions in Catholic Eschatology," Religions, vol. 8, no. 9, 2017. (Web).

"Some Thoughts on God and Spiritual Practice in Yoga and Christianity," Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies 30 (2017):33-45.

"The Mystery of the Infinite in the Hindu Spirituality of Non-Duality: Some Observations from a Christian Perspective," in: Finding Beauty in the Other. Edited by Peter Casarella and Mun'im Sirry. University of Notre Dame Press, 2017.

God's Other Children: Personal Encounters with Faith, Love, and Holiness in Sacred India. NY: HarperOne, 2013. Winner of the Huston Smith Publishing Prize.

The Role of Divine Grace in the Soteriology of Sri Samkaracarya. Leiden: Brill, 2001.

Education

Ph.D., University of Tübingen