SRIVAIÍIAVISM IN DIALOGUE, C. 1900: ALKONDAVILLI GOVINDACHARYA AS A COMPARATIVE THEOLOGIAN: Journal of Vaishnava Studies

Abstract

The Hindu-Christian interaction has a long and varied history that is of great historical and theological importance, but major portions
of that history remain ill studied; and what is studied is often examined primarily in terms of Christian contributions and intentions. An
exception, perhaps, is the ample study of the interactions that took place in Bengal in the 18th-20th century, particularly in relation to well-known figures such as Rammohun Roy, Keshab Chunder Sen, Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, and a variety of Protestant and Catholic missionary scholars.
But there had been other creative Hindu thinkers, in other parts of India, who have been relatively neglected and deserve closer attention. This essay draws our attention to one such important figure from 100 years ago, the Srîvaiß∫ava Alkondavilli Govindacarya.