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	'''Sara Grant''', RSCJ (19 December 1922 – 2002) was a British [[Indologist]], Christian missionary, and one of the pioneers of [[interreligious dialogue]] in the twentieth century.<ref name=mid/> She came to India in 1956, as a missionary and member of the [[Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus\|Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]], became actively engaged in [[interreligious dialogue]] in [[India]]. In time, she became a leading figure in the [[inculturation]] (imbibing local cultures) movement that was started in India by Roman Catholic priest Fr [[Richard De Smet]], SJ in the early 1970s, with whom she was closely associated ~~with~~. Her association with [[Swami Abhishiktananda]], further led to working on the [[Advaita Vedanta]] ([[Nondualism]]) teachings of Hindu philosopher [[Adi Sankara]], as revealed in her spiritual autobiography, ''Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-dualist Christian'' (1991).<ref>{{cite news \|title=Vatican Cardinal's thumbs-up for Indianisation of Catholic church Published: Saturday \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_vatican-cardinals-thumbs-up-for-indianisation-of-catholic-church_1500454 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]] \|date=29 January 2011 }}</ref>		'''Sara Grant''', RSCJ (19 December 1922 – 2002) was a British [[Indologist]], Christian missionary, and one of the pioneers of [[interreligious dialogue]] in the twentieth century.<ref name=mid/> She came to India in 1956, as a missionary and member of the [[Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus\|Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]], became actively engaged in [[interreligious dialogue]] in [[India]]. In time, she became a leading figure in the [[inculturation]] (imbibing local cultures) movement that was started in India by Roman Catholic priest Fr [[Richard De Smet]], SJ in the early 1970s, with whom she was closely associated. Her association with [[Swami Abhishiktananda]], further led to working on the [[Advaita Vedanta]] ([[Nonduality (spirituality)\|Nondualism]]) teachings of Hindu philosopher [[Adi Sankara]], as revealed in her spiritual autobiography, ''Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-dualist Christian'' (1991).<ref>{{cite news \|title=Vatican Cardinal's thumbs-up for Indianisation of Catholic church Published: Saturday \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_vatican-cardinals-thumbs-up-for-indianisation-of-catholic-church_1500454 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]] \|date=29 January 2011 }}</ref>

	She taught philosophy in Mumbai and Pune for several years, and ~~remained~~ spent many years as co-[[acharya]] of the [[Christian Ashram Movement\|Christa Prema Seva Ashram]] in [[Pune]], which combines the Hindu [[ashram]] and [[sannyasa]] model and [[Christian monasticism]].<ref name=app/>		She taught philosophy in Mumbai and Pune for several years, and spent many years as co-[[acharya]] of the [[Christian Ashram Movement\|Christa Prema Seva Ashram]] in [[Pune]], which combines the Hindu [[ashram]] and [[sannyasa]] model and [[Christian monasticism]].<ref name=app/>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Sara Grant was born to [[Scottish people\|Scottish]] parents in [[Shrewsbury, England]], in 1922, and received her early education at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, [[Brighton]].		Sara Grant was born to [[Scottish people\|Scottish]] parents in [[Shrewsbury, England]], in 1922, and received her early education at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, [[Brighton]].

	Having converted to [[Roman Catholicism]] after finishing school at the age of 19, she joined the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus order and ~~became a~~ [[novitiate]]. She moved to countryside during the ~~war~~, and later to [[Oxford University]], where she studied classics and philosophy and where one of her mentors was noted British author and philosopher, [[Iris Murdoch]], herself then in the throes of a [[religious conversion]].<ref name=mid>[http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=247 In Memoriam: Sr. Sara Grant, RSCJ (1922-2002)] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219033149/http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=247 \|date=19 December 2010 }} Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (MID).</ref>		Having converted to [[Roman Catholicism]] after finishing school at the age of 19, she joined the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus order and entered the [[novitiate]]. She moved to countryside during the [[Second World War]], and later to [[Oxford University]], where she studied classics and philosophy and where one of her mentors was noted British author and philosopher, [[Iris Murdoch]], herself then in the throes of a [[religious conversion]].<ref name=mid>[http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=247 In Memoriam: Sr. Sara Grant, RSCJ (1922-2002)] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219033149/http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=247 \|date=19 December 2010 }} Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (MID).</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	She was invited on occasion to lecture on Sankaracarya at [[Sivananda Ashram]], Rishikesh, where she reports that her interpretation of Sankara was well received.		She was invited on occasion to lecture on Sankaracarya at [[Sivananda Ashram]], Rishikesh, where she reports that her interpretation of Sankara was well received.

	Sara Grant was one of the most active Catholics in the area of interreligious dialogue in the second half of the twentieth century. She liked to describe herself as a '[[~~Nondualism~~\|Non-Dualist]] Christian' (see the bibliography below).		Sara Grant was one of the most active Catholics in the area of interreligious dialogue in the second half of the twentieth century. She liked to describe herself as a '[[Nonduality (spirituality)\|Non-Dualist]] Christian' (see the bibliography below).

	Her spiritual autobiography, ''Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-Dualist Christian'' was published in 1991. It was originally the Teape Lectures delivered at the [[University of Cambridge]] in 1989. In 1993 she received the first "Ba-Bapu Puraskar" Prize by [[Gandhian]]s in Pune, followed by "eminent Ecumenical Educator Award", by the All-India Association for Christian Higher Education.<ref name=app>[http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1233&context=jhcs&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.in%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dsara%2520grant%2520india%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D10%26sqi%3D2%26ved%3D0CFsQFjAJ%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fdigitalcommons.butler.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1233%2526context%253Djhcs%26ei%3DrhhHT4DmHIusrAegssW4Dw%26usg%3DAFQjCNHNtFqksscO1e_iBirnermAEsvtvA%26cad%3Drja#search=%22sara%20grant%20india%22Sara Grant, RSCJ - An Appreciation by BradleyJ: Malkovsky] Hindu-Christian Studies Bulletin 13, page 41.</ref>		Her spiritual autobiography, ''Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-Dualist Christian'' was published in 1991. It was originally the Teape Lectures delivered at the [[University of Cambridge]] in 1989. In 1993 she received the first "Ba-Bapu Puraskar" Prize by [[Gandhian]]s in Pune, followed by "eminent Ecumenical Educator Award", by the All-India Association for Christian Higher Education.<ref name=app>[http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1233&context=jhcs&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.in%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dsara%2520grant%2520india%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D10%26sqi%3D2%26ved%3D0CFsQFjAJ%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fdigitalcommons.butler.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1233%2526context%253Djhcs%26ei%3DrhhHT4DmHIusrAegssW4Dw%26usg%3DAFQjCNHNtFqksscO1e_iBirnermAEsvtvA%26cad%3Drja#search=%22sara%20grant%20india%22Sara Grant, RSCJ - An Appreciation by BradleyJ: Malkovsky] Hindu-Christian Studies Bulletin 13, page 41.</ref>

	== ~~Bibliography~~ <~~ref~~>[http://indianchristianwritings.blogspot.com/2009/08/sara-grant-rscj-1922-2002.html ~~Sara Grant writings]</ref>~~ ==		== References ==
	''Primary ~~sources''~~		<references/>
	* "The 'Viveka' within the Heart." ''Theological Education in India Today'', ed. Felix Wilfred. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1985. 103–109.
			== Sources ==
			Source:{{cite web \| title=Sara Grant, RSCJ (1922-2002) \| website=Indian Christian Writings \| date=2009-08-19 \| url=http://indianchristianwritings.blogspot.com/2009/08/sara-grant-rscj-1922-2002.html \| access-date=2025-08-27}}
			===Primary source===
			* "The 'Viveka' within the Heart." ''Theological Education in India Today'', ed. [[Felix Wilfred]]. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1985. 103–109.
	* ''The Lord of the Dance and Other Papers''. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1987.		* ''The Lord of the Dance and Other Papers''. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1987.
	* ''Descent to the Source: Texts for Meditation from the Hindu and Christian Scriptures''. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1987.		* ''Descent to the Source: Texts for Meditation from the Hindu and Christian Scriptures''. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1987.
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	* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=wMq6vpkmm2EC~~&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Sara+Grant%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pBdHT9-uBYmzrAfcgbGZDw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage~~&q=inauthor%3A%22Sara~~%20Grant~~%22~~&f=false~~ Saṅkarācārya's Concept of Relation]'',. Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1999. {{ISBN\|81-208-1597-1}}.		* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=wMq6vpkmm2EC&q=inauthor%3A%22Sara+Grant%22 Saṅkarācārya's Concept of Relation]'',. Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1999. {{ISBN\|81-208-1597-1}}.
	* ''Swami Abhishiktananda: The man and his message'', by Sara Grant, 1998, ISPCK, {{ISBN\|81-7214-120-3}}.		* ''Swami Abhishiktananda: The man and his message'', by Sara Grant, 1998, ISPCK, {{ISBN\|81-7214-120-3}}.
	~~''Secondary literature''~~

			===Secondary literature===
	* Bertha Wilcox, RSCJ, and Josef Neuner, SJ. "In Memoriam: Sr. Sara Grant, RSCJ (1922-2002)." ''Vidyajyoti'' 64 (2000) 456–459.		* Bertha Wilcox, RSCJ, and Josef Neuner, SJ. "In Memoriam: Sr. Sara Grant, RSCJ (1922-2002)." ''Vidyajyoti'' 64 (2000) 456–459.
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060106163833/http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=479 A Way into Meditation, by Sr. Sara Grant, RSCJ] Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (MID), ''Bulletin 53'', May 1995.		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060106163833/http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=479 A Way into Meditation, by Sr. Sara Grant, RSCJ] Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (MID), ''Bulletin 53'', May 1995.

	~~== References ==~~

	~~<references/>~~

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'''Sara Grant''', RSCJ (19 December 1922 – 2002) was a British [[Indologist]], Christian missionary, and one of the pioneers of [[interreligious dialogue]] in the twentieth century.<ref name=mid/> She came to India in 1956, as a missionary and member of the [[Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus|Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]], became actively engaged in [[interreligious dialogue]] in [[India]]. In time, she became a leading figure in the [[inculturation]] (imbibing local cultures) movement that was started in India by Roman Catholic priest Fr [[Richard De Smet]], SJ in the early 1970s, with whom she was closely associated with. Her association with [[Swami Abhishiktananda]], further led to working on the [[Advaita Vedanta]] ([[Nondualism]]) teachings of Hindu philosopher [[Adi Sankara]], as revealed in her spiritual autobiography, ''Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-dualist Christian'' (1991).<ref>{{cite news |title=Vatican Cardinal’s thumbs-up for Indianisation of Catholic church Published: Saturday, |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_vatican-cardinals-thumbs-up-for-indianisation-of-catholic-church_1500454 |publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=29 January 2011 }}</ref>

She taught philosophy in Mumbai and Pune for several years, and remained spent many years as co-[[acharya]] of the [[Christian Ashram Movement|Christa Prema Seva Ashram]] in [[Pune]], which combines the Hindu [[ashram]] and [[sannyasa]] model and [[Christian monasticism]].<ref name=app/>

==Early life and education==
Sara Grant was born to [[Scottish people|Scottish]] parents in [[Shrewsbury, England]], in 1922, and received her early education at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, [[Brighton]].

Having converted to [[Roman Catholicism]] after finishing school at the age of 19, she joined the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus order and became a [[novitiate]]. She moved to countryside during the war, and later to [[Oxford University]], where she studied classics and philosophy and where one of her mentors was noted British author and philosopher, [[Iris Murdoch]], herself then in the throes of a [[religious conversion]].<ref name=mid>[http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=247 In Memoriam: Sr. Sara Grant, RSCJ (1922-2002)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219033149/http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=247 |date=19 December 2010 }} Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (MID).</ref>

==Career==
[[Nun#Distinction between a nun and a religious sister|Sr]] Sara Grant came as a missionary to India in 1956, to head the newly formed Department of Philosophy at [[Sophia College]] (University of Mumbai), Mumbai run by Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, here she taught for many years. Under the influence and guidance of Fr [[Richard De Smet]], SJ, she studied [[Sanskrit]] and did a doctorate in the [[University of Bombay]] on the concept of relation in [[Adi Sankaracarya]], (ca. 700 C.E.), the authoritative Hindu exponent of the doctrine of non-duality ([[Advaita]]). Here she also became close friends with [[Swami Abhishiktananda]], a French Benedictine monk, whose biography she later published in 1998, as ''Swami Abhishiktananda: The man and his message''.<ref name=app/> In the coming years, she drew upon philosophy of [[Thomas Aquinas]], to embarked upon a path of reconciling Indian and Christian philosophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: ''The Winter Sun: Notes on a Vocation'' by Fanny Howe |url=http://hcl.harvard.edu/harvardreview/OnlineJournal/HRO_2/reviews/HoweDavis.html |publisher=[[Harvard Review]], Issue 2 }}</ref> Her work with Sankara, and focus on the understanding of [[Advaita Vedanta]], culminated in the drawing parallels with Christian doctrines.<ref>{{cite book |title=Christian inculturation in India|author=Paul M. Collins|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |year=2007|isbn=0-7546-6076-1 |page=86 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XdmxDDMsRSIC&pg=PA86&lpg=PA86&dq=sara+grant+india&source=bl&ots=3OMRX7HfuT&sig=ZFTCw7r04O-z-9AxC3mSfYWYCSw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9DJHT8rGHc2HrAfY3YCuDw&ved=0CCUQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=sara%20grant%20india&f=false }}</ref>

She became a member of the [[ecumenical]] religious community (Anglican and Catholic) of the innovative [[Christian Ashram Movement|Christa Prema Seva Ashram]] (CPS), [[Shivajinagar, Pune|Shivajinagar]], [[Pune]] - India. During these years, she also taught [[Indian philosophy]] at [[Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth]], Pune, the Catholic [[Pontifical]] Institute of Philosophy and Theology.

She was invited on occasion to lecture on Sankaracarya at [[Sivananda Ashram]], Rishikesh, where she reports that her interpretation of Sankara was well received.

Sara Grant was one of the most active Catholics in the area of interreligious dialogue in the second half of the twentieth century. She liked to describe herself as a '[[Nondualism|Non-Dualist]] Christian' (see the bibliography below).

Her spiritual autobiography, ''Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-Dualist Christian'' was published in 1991. It was originally the Teape Lectures delivered at the [[University of Cambridge]] in 1989. In 1993 she received the first "Ba-Bapu Puraskar" Prize by [[Gandhian]]s in Pune, followed by "eminent Ecumenical Educator Award", by the All-India Association for Christian Higher Education.<ref name=app>[http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1233&context=jhcs&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.in%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dsara%2520grant%2520india%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D10%26sqi%3D2%26ved%3D0CFsQFjAJ%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fdigitalcommons.butler.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1233%2526context%253Djhcs%26ei%3DrhhHT4DmHIusrAegssW4Dw%26usg%3DAFQjCNHNtFqksscO1e_iBirnermAEsvtvA%26cad%3Drja#search=%22sara%20grant%20india%22Sara Grant, RSCJ - An Appreciation by BradleyJ: Malkovsky] Hindu-Christian Studies Bulletin 13, page 41.</ref>

== Bibliography <ref>[http://indianchristianwritings.blogspot.com/2009/08/sara-grant-rscj-1922-2002.html Sara Grant writings]</ref> ==
''Primary sources''
* "The 'Viveka' within the Heart." ''Theological Education in India Today'', ed. Felix Wilfred. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1985. 103-109.
* ''The Lord of the Dance and Other Papers''. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1987.
* ''Descent to the Source: Texts for Meditation from the Hindu and Christian Scriptures''. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1987.
* "Growth in Community: A Theological Perspective." The Way Supplement 62 (Summer 1988) 33-51. [Check]
* "Shared Prayer and Sharing of Scriptures." ''Sharing Worship: Communicatio in Sacris'', ed. Paul Puthanangady. Bangalore: NBCLC, 1988. 459-481.
* {{Cite book
| title=Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-dualist Christian (The Teape Lectures)
| year=1991
|publisher= Asian Trading Corporation, [[Bengaluru]]
| isbn=978-81-7086-154-6
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=v3ccAAAAIAAJ&q=yesu+das+tiwari&dq=yesu+das+tiwari
}}
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=wMq6vpkmm2EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Sara+Grant%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pBdHT9-uBYmzrAfcgbGZDw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=inauthor%3A%22Sara%20Grant%22&f=false Saṅkarācārya's Concept of Relation]'',. Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1999. {{ISBN|81-208-1597-1}}.
* ''Swami Abhishiktananda: The man and his message'', by Sara Grant, 1998, ISPCK, {{ISBN|81-7214-120-3}}.
''Secondary literature''

* Bertha Wilcox, RSCJ, and Josef Neuner, SJ. "In Memoriam: Sr. Sara Grant, RSCJ (1922-2002)." ''Vidyajyoti'' 64 (2000) 456–459.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060106163833/http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=479 A Way into Meditation, by Sr. Sara Grant, RSCJ] Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (MID), ''Bulletin 53'', May 1995.

== References ==

<references/>

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101219033149/http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=247 In Memoriam: Sr. Sara Grant, RSCJ (1922-2002)] at the [[The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani#Monastic interreligious dialogue|Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (MID)]]

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	'''Sara Grant''', RSCJ (19 December 1922 – 2002) was a British [[Indologist]], Christian missionary, and one of the pioneers of [[interreligious dialogue]] in the twentieth century.<ref name=mid/> She came to India in 1956, as a missionary and member of the [[Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus\|Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]], became actively engaged in [[interreligious dialogue]] in [[India]]. In time, she became a leading figure in the [[inculturation]] (imbibing local cultures) movement that was started in India by Roman Catholic priest Fr [[Richard De Smet]], SJ in the early 1970s, with whom she was closely associated with. Her association with [[Swami Abhishiktananda]], further led to working on the [[Advaita Vedanta]] ([[Nondualism]]) teachings of Hindu philosopher [[Adi Sankara]], as revealed in her spiritual autobiography, ''Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-dualist Christian'' (1991).<ref>{{cite news \|title=Vatican ~~Cardinal’s~~ thumbs-up for Indianisation of Catholic church Published: Saturday, \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_vatican-cardinals-thumbs-up-for-indianisation-of-catholic-church_1500454 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]] \|date=29 January 2011 }}</ref>		'''Sara Grant''', RSCJ (19 December 1922 – 2002) was a British [[Indologist]], Christian missionary, and one of the pioneers of [[interreligious dialogue]] in the twentieth century.<ref name=mid/> She came to India in 1956, as a missionary and member of the [[Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus\|Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]], became actively engaged in [[interreligious dialogue]] in [[India]]. In time, she became a leading figure in the [[inculturation]] (imbibing local cultures) movement that was started in India by Roman Catholic priest Fr [[Richard De Smet]], SJ in the early 1970s, with whom she was closely associated with. Her association with [[Swami Abhishiktananda]], further led to working on the [[Advaita Vedanta]] ([[Nondualism]]) teachings of Hindu philosopher [[Adi Sankara]], as revealed in her spiritual autobiography, ''Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-dualist Christian'' (1991).<ref>{{cite news \|title=Vatican Cardinal's thumbs-up for Indianisation of Catholic church Published: Saturday \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_vatican-cardinals-thumbs-up-for-indianisation-of-catholic-church_1500454 \|publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)\|DNA]] \|date=29 January 2011 }}</ref>

	She taught philosophy in Mumbai and Pune for several years, and remained spent many years as co-[[acharya]] of the [[Christian Ashram Movement\|Christa Prema Seva Ashram]] in [[Pune]], which combines the Hindu [[ashram]] and [[sannyasa]] model and [[Christian monasticism]].<ref name=app/>		She taught philosophy in Mumbai and Pune for several years, and remained spent many years as co-[[acharya]] of the [[Christian Ashram Movement\|Christa Prema Seva Ashram]] in [[Pune]], which combines the Hindu [[ashram]] and [[sannyasa]] model and [[Christian monasticism]].<ref name=app/>
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	==Career==		==Career==
	[[Nun#Distinction between a nun and a religious sister\|Sr]] Sara Grant came as a missionary to India in 1956, to head the newly formed Department of Philosophy at [[Sophia College]] (University of Mumbai), Mumbai run by Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, here she taught for many years. Under the influence and guidance of Fr [[Richard De Smet]], SJ, she studied [[Sanskrit]] and did a doctorate in the [[University of Bombay]] on the concept of relation in [[Adi Sankaracarya]], (ca. 700 C.E.), the authoritative Hindu exponent of the doctrine of non-duality ([[Advaita]]). Here she also became close friends with [[Swami Abhishiktananda]], a French Benedictine monk, whose biography she later published in 1998, as ''Swami Abhishiktananda: The man and his message''.<ref name=app/> In the coming years, she drew upon philosophy of [[Thomas Aquinas]], to embarked upon a path of reconciling Indian and Christian philosophy.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Review: ''The Winter Sun: Notes on a Vocation'' by Fanny Howe \|url=http://hcl.harvard.edu/harvardreview/OnlineJournal/HRO_2/reviews/HoweDavis.html \|publisher=[[Harvard Review]], Issue 2 }}</ref> Her work with Sankara, and focus on the understanding of [[Advaita Vedanta]], culminated in the drawing parallels with Christian doctrines.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Christian inculturation in India\|author=Paul M. Collins\|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. \|year=2007\|isbn=0-7546-6076-1 \|page=86 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XdmxDDMsRSIC~~&pg=PA86&lpg=PA86~~&dq=sara+grant+india&~~source~~=~~bl&ots=3OMRX7HfuT&sig=ZFTCw7r04O-z-9AxC3mSfYWYCSw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9DJHT8rGHc2HrAfY3YCuDw&ved=0CCUQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=sara%20grant%20india&f=false~~ }}</ref>		[[Nun#Distinction between a nun and a religious sister\|Sr]] Sara Grant came as a missionary to India in 1956, to head the newly formed Department of Philosophy at [[Sophia College]] (University of Mumbai), Mumbai run by Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, here she taught for many years. Under the influence and guidance of Fr [[Richard De Smet]], SJ, she studied [[Sanskrit]] and did a doctorate in the [[University of Bombay]] on the concept of relation in [[Adi Sankaracarya]], (ca. 700 C.E.), the authoritative Hindu exponent of the doctrine of non-duality ([[Advaita]]). Here she also became close friends with [[Swami Abhishiktananda]], a French Benedictine monk, whose biography she later published in 1998, as ''Swami Abhishiktananda: The man and his message''.<ref name=app/> In the coming years, she drew upon philosophy of [[Thomas Aquinas]], to embarked upon a path of reconciling Indian and Christian philosophy.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Review: ''The Winter Sun: Notes on a Vocation'' by Fanny Howe \|url=http://hcl.harvard.edu/harvardreview/OnlineJournal/HRO_2/reviews/HoweDavis.html \|publisher=[[Harvard Review]], Issue 2 }}</ref> Her work with Sankara, and focus on the understanding of [[Advaita Vedanta]], culminated in the drawing parallels with Christian doctrines.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Christian inculturation in India\|author=Paul M. Collins\|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. \|year=2007\|isbn=978-0-7546-6076-7 \|page=86 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XdmxDDMsRSIC&dq=sara+grant+india&pg=PA86 }}</ref>

	She became a member of the [[ecumenical]] religious community (Anglican and Catholic) of the innovative [[Christian Ashram Movement\|Christa Prema Seva Ashram]] (CPS), [[Shivajinagar, Pune\|Shivajinagar]], [[Pune]] - India. During these years, she also taught [[Indian philosophy]] at [[Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth]], Pune, the Catholic [[Pontifical]] Institute of Philosophy and Theology.		She became a member of the [[ecumenical]] religious community (Anglican and Catholic) of the innovative [[Christian Ashram Movement\|Christa Prema Seva Ashram]] (CPS), [[Shivajinagar, Pune\|Shivajinagar]], [[Pune]] - India. During these years, she also taught [[Indian philosophy]] at [[Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth]], Pune, the Catholic [[Pontifical]] Institute of Philosophy and Theology.
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	== Bibliography <ref>[http://indianchristianwritings.blogspot.com/2009/08/sara-grant-rscj-1922-2002.html Sara Grant writings]</ref> ==		== Bibliography <ref>[http://indianchristianwritings.blogspot.com/2009/08/sara-grant-rscj-1922-2002.html Sara Grant writings]</ref> ==
	''Primary sources''		''Primary sources''
	* "The 'Viveka' within the Heart." ''Theological Education in India Today'', ed. Felix Wilfred. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1985. ~~103-109~~.		* "The 'Viveka' within the Heart." ''Theological Education in India Today'', ed. Felix Wilfred. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1985. 103–109.
	* ''The Lord of the Dance and Other Papers''. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1987.		* ''The Lord of the Dance and Other Papers''. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1987.
	* ''Descent to the Source: Texts for Meditation from the Hindu and Christian Scriptures''. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1987.		* ''Descent to the Source: Texts for Meditation from the Hindu and Christian Scriptures''. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 1987.
	* "Growth in Community: A Theological Perspective." The Way Supplement 62 (Summer 1988) ~~33-51~~. [Check]		* "Growth in Community: A Theological Perspective." The Way Supplement 62 (Summer 1988) 33–51. [Check]
	* "Shared Prayer and Sharing of Scriptures." ''Sharing Worship: Communicatio in Sacris'', ed. Paul Puthanangady. Bangalore: NBCLC, 1988. ~~459-481~~.		* "Shared Prayer and Sharing of Scriptures." ''Sharing Worship: Communicatio in Sacris'', ed. Paul Puthanangady. Bangalore: NBCLC, 1988. 459–481.
	* {{Cite book		* {{Cite book
	\| title=Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-dualist Christian (The Teape Lectures)		\| title=Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-dualist Christian (The Teape Lectures)
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	\|publisher= Asian Trading Corporation, [[Bengaluru]]		\|publisher= Asian Trading Corporation, [[Bengaluru]]
	\| isbn=978-81-7086-154-6		\| isbn=978-81-7086-154-6
	\| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=v3ccAAAAIAAJ&q~~=yesu+das+tiwari&dq~~=yesu+das+tiwari		\| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=v3ccAAAAIAAJ&q=yesu+das+tiwari
	}}		}}
	* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=wMq6vpkmm2EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Sara+Grant%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pBdHT9-uBYmzrAfcgbGZDw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=inauthor%3A%22Sara%20Grant%22&f=false Saṅkarācārya's Concept of Relation]'',. Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1999. {{ISBN\|81-208-1597-1}}.		* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=wMq6vpkmm2EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Sara+Grant%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pBdHT9-uBYmzrAfcgbGZDw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=inauthor%3A%22Sara%20Grant%22&f=false Saṅkarācārya's Concept of Relation]'',. Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1999. {{ISBN\|81-208-1597-1}}.
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