Prof Mario I Aguilar
Professor of Religion and Politics
Research areas
The Study of Religion; Religion in the Contemporary World; Theology in Latin America and Africa; Contextual Theology; Biblical Studies and Anthropology, Islam in Africa, theology of the poor and disappeared, history and colonialism in I Maccabees, Chile, Rwanda, Kenya, Somalia. History of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, Christian- Buddhist dialogue. Hinduism, particularly monasticism in India, Christian-Hindu dialogue, Hindu texts, Indian museums, Kolkata, Indian art, particularly Altaf Mohamedi. Pope Francis and Vatican diplomacy.
PhD supervision
- Keith Wiedersheim
- Llewellyn Daggett
- Braulia Barbosa Ribeiro
- Shruti Dixit
- Mary Hunter
- Aaron Pelot
- Aneirin Pendragon
- Anupama Ranawana
Selected publications
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After pestilence: an interreligious theology of the poor
Aguilar, M. I., 28 Feb 2021, London: SCM Press. 196 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The 14th Dalai Lama: peacekeeping and universal responsibility
Aguilar, M. I., 27 Nov 2020, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge (India). 106 p. (Peacemakers)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Essays on Christian-Hindu Dialogue: Vol I: Textual and Historical Explorations
Aguilar, M. I., 1 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publications. 200 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The way of the hermit: interfaith encounters in silence and prayer
Aguilar, M. I., 21 Mar 2017, Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 208 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Christian ashrams, Hindu caves and sacred rivers: Christian-Hindu monastic dialogue in India 1950-1993
Aguilar, M. I., 23 Sept 2016, London; Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 200 p. (Studies in religion and theology )Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Pope Francis: his life and thought
Aguilar, M. I., May 2014, Cambridge: Lutterworth Press. 190 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book