Kurian Kachappilly (Kurian Kachappilly Joseph), born 6 July 1955, at Mallussery,[1] in Kerala, India, is a Catholic priest of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) order, and a Professor of Philosophy, Religion and Business Ethics.[2]
Kachappilly was ordained a priest on 6 May 1986.[3] Kachappilly was the President of the Pontifical Athenaeum, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, DVK (1918-2022). At present, he is the Coordinator of International Relations, DVK, Bangalore, India. He holds a Master's degree in English Literature (M.Lit), Master's in Psychology (MA), Licentiate in Philosophy (L.Ph), and PhD in Philosophy (K.U. Leuven, Belgium).
Later career
Kachappilly is a professor of philosophy, religion and business ethics at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK) and Christ University, both in Bangalore, India. He has served as a visiting faculty in several institutions of higher learning both in India and abroad: Bangalore University, Bangalore; NIAS, Bangalore; K.U. Leuven, Belgium; UST, Manila, the Philippines; La Trobe, Melbourne, Australia; FHWS, Wuerzburg, Germany, etc.
He is the author of several books, including Mysticism without Bounds and Mystic Musing in World Religions. His most popular books include "God of Love" and "Between Partners". Kachappilly studied philosophy at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram. During 1992-1996, he earned a Licentiate and PhD in philosophy from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University of Leuven, Belgium.[2] He is a well-known organizer of international conferences, like 7th International Whitehead Conference, Christ University, Bangalore;[4]
Major contributions
Kachappilly was the chief organizer of the International Process Philosophy Congress in Bangalore (2009).[5] About 700 philosophers and intellectuals from Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe and United States attended this seventh international conference, jointly organised by Dharmaram College, Bangalore, Christ University, Bangalore and International Process Network (IPN).
The second major conference was on "Mysticism without Bounds" (2011), and the Chief Guest was the Dalai Lama; and "Bounds of Ethics in a Globalized World" (2014), in which delegates and representatives from seventy plus countries took part. The latest International Conference was on "Harmony: Interface of Cosmic, Ethical and Religious Orders" (2019), jointly organized by Christ University and DVK, Bangalore, India.
He is a TEDx Speaker,[6] and a well-known motivational speaker and resource person for General and Provincial Chapters and Assemblies.
Dr. Kurian Kachappilly Joseph has served the University in various capacities, like Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, DVK and Christ University; Associate Director, Research Centre, Christ University; Director, Licentiate in Philosophy, Coordinator, Licentiate Programmes of DVK; President, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore; Founding Editor, Tattva Journal of Philosophy, Christ University, etc. At present, Dr. Kurian Kachappilly Joseph is the Coordinator of International Relations, DVK, Bangalore, India
Countries Visited:
Visited over eight-six (86) countries in SIX of the seven continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania. I could visit some of the countries when I was a student at K.U. Leuven, Belgium, and some others as a Visiting Faculty. Some countries I visited on an invitation to international conferences or symposiums and paper presentations. I also visited some countries as part of a pilgrimage (like the Vatican City, the Holy Land, etc.). I have not reached the continent of Antarctica.
Books
Some of his important works are as follows:
Kachappilly, Kurian, Mysticism without Bounds, New Delhi: Christian World Imprints, 2015.[citation needed]
Kachappilly, Kurian, Mystic Musings in World Religions, New Delhi: Christian World Imprints, 2013.[7]
Kachappilly, Kurian, Mystic Musings in Art and Poetry, New Delhi: Christian World Imprints, 2013.[8]
Kachappilly, Kurian, ed. Process, Religion and Society (Dharmaram Process Series), Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications.[4]
Kachappilly, Kurian, Process: Implications and Applications, Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications, 2006.
Kachappilly, Kurian, God-Talk Reconstructed: An Introduction to Philosophy of God, Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications, 2006.
1 2 Lefebure, Leo D. (2012). "Review of Kurian Kachappilly (ed.), 2009, Process, Religion, and Society". Religions: A Scholarly Journal. 2012 (2): 20. doi:10.5339/rels.2012.justice.20.
↑ Kachappilly, Kurian (2013). Mystic Musings in Art and Poetry: Thematic Essays from the International Conference 'Mysticism Without Bounds'. ISBN978-81-925121-1-2.
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