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The Theology of Ramanuja: An Essay in Interreligious Understanding

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Divinity Atlas. "The Theology of Ramanuja: An Essay in Interreligious Understanding." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-theology-of-ramanuja-an-essay-in-interreligious-understanding.

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  title = {The Theology of Ramanuja: An Essay in Interreligious Understanding},
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John Carman was a scholar of comparative theology, and this study works directly from Ramanuja's own Sanskrit theological writings to reconstruct his Vishishtadvaita, or qualified nondualist, doctrine of God, reading it in explicit comparative theological perspective rather than describing it in isolation. That direct textual engagement combined with a stated comparative method is the study's real evidentiary basis. Use it for established scholarly facts about Ramanuja's own theology and its philosophical structure as a system of Vedanta; a claim about a specific modern Sri Vaishnava community's current practice needs a contemporary source, since this is a study of Ramanuja's own historical theological argument.

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John Carman's study working directly from Ramanuja's own Sanskrit theological writings to reconstruct his Vishishtadvaita doctrine of God, read in explicit comparative theological perspective rather than described in isolation.

Notes

Scholarly study of Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita (qualified nondualist) Vedanta theology, examining his doctrine of God in comparative theological perspective. Use for established facts about Ramanuja's theology and its philosophical structure.

Citation

Author

John B. Carman

Publisher

Yale University Press

Publication Year

1974

URL

https://archive.org/details/theologyofrmnuja0000carm

Source Type

academic monograph

Claims Backed By This Source (175 claims)

This source backs 175 claims across the atlas. As facts: 84 well-attested. As cited relationships: 55 holds, 5 connected, 1 critiqued Here, 3 held Differently. Plus 27 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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Articles, 36 claims: 24 well-attested, 3 connected, 9 general references.
Denominations, 31 claims: 10 well-attested, 18 holds, 2 held Differently, 1 general references.
Doctrines, 27 claims: 14 well-attested, 7 holds, 1 held Differently, 5 general references.
Schools of Theology, 25 claims: 5 well-attested, 17 holds, 1 connected, 1 critiqued Here, 1 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 16 claims: 12 well-attested, 4 general references.
Sacred Sites, 16 claims: 6 well-attested, 8 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Scriptures & Texts, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
Figures, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
Mantras, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Religious Roles & Titles, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Realms, 1 claims: 1 general references.