Francis X. Clooney, S.J., is Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology at Harvard Divinity School, USA. A leading scholar of Hindu traditions and comparative theology, and former president of the American Academy of Religion, he has taught at Boston College and Harvard and directed Harvard’s Center for the Study of World Religions. His books include Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story and The New Comparative Theology: Interreligious Insights from the Next Generation (T&T Clark).