Scholarly Books Authored (35)
Pandikattu, K. (2026). AI Can Help, Not Save Us: Human Dignity, and the Moral Revolution We Still Need. Carmel International Publishing House, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. First Edition, 2026. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20464125. [AI Can Help, Not Save Us is a sustained ethical and humanistic reflection on artificial intelligence, inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas. The book argues that AI must remain a servant of humanity rather than become its substitute or saviour. It begins from the dignity and irreplaceability of the human person and then examines hidden digital labour, data colonialism, technological power, profit, work, education, truth, disinformation, war, freedom, compassion and the common good. Its central claim is that the deepest challenge posed by AI is not technological but moral: intelligence without conscience, love and responsibility can easily become dehumanising. The book therefore calls for a moral revolution in which technology is guided by human dignity, compassionate capitalism, justice, relationship, ecological responsibility and the civilisation of love.]
Mathew, J., Pandikattu, K., & Kumar, S. (2026). Ethics of AI: Humanity’s Best or Last Invention. KBI Publishers. Identifiers: ISBN: 9788168509788. Available in eBook and Paperback formats. [Ethics of AI: Humanity’s Best or Last Invention examines one of the defining moral challenges of our time: whether humanity can develop increasingly powerful forms of artificial intelligence without surrendering human dignity, responsibility and moral judgement. Bringing together philosophy, theology, governance, public policy, Indian wisdom traditions, Jesuit ethics and contemporary AI research, the book addresses algorithmic bias, AI companions, autonomous weapons, labour, democracy and existential risk. It argues that ethics cannot be treated as an afterthought to technological innovation, but must become an integral condition for trustworthy AI and for a genuinely human future.]
Pandikattu, K. (2026). Rational, Responsible, and Relational: Reclaiming Work, Purpose, and Human Dignity in Business. Springer Cham. Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics (SAPERE), Vol. 79. XXVII + 310 pp. Identifiers: Hardcover ISBN: 9783032247261 | eBook ISBN: 9783032247278 | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-24727-8 | Series ISSN: 2192-6255; E-ISSN: 2192-6263. [Rational, Responsible, and Relational offers a philosophically grounded response to the moral pressures shaping contemporary business. The book begins from the conviction that organisational life cannot be reduced to metrics, efficiency, incentives or algorithmic calculation. It asks how work can recover purpose when economic systems tempt institutions to treat human beings primarily as resources, consumers or data points.]
Pandikattu, K. (2026). Research and Publication Ethics: Practical Tips for Researchers. Feelfirst Publishing. 322 pp. Identifiers: Paperback ISBN-13: 9788199336865 | Paperback ISBN-10: 8199336862 | eBook ISBN-13: 9788199336834. [Research and Publication Ethics: Practical Tips for Researchers is a practice-oriented guide to the moral responsibilities of scholarship. It treats research ethics not as a bureaucratic checklist but as a discipline of truthfulness, dignity, responsibility and trust. The book is written especially for doctoral scholars, early-career researchers, faculty members and research administrators.]
Pandikattu, K. (2026). Thinking with India, Becoming Better Humans: The Jnana Deepa School of Indian Christian Philosophy. Christian World Imprints in collaboration with Jnana Deepa, New Delhi/Pune. xxxii + 273 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 9360650153 | ISBN-13: 9789360650155 | JD Philosophy Series 39. [Thinking with India, Becoming Better Humans: The Jnana Deepa School of Indian Christian Philosophy retrieves and interprets the intellectual and spiritual legacy of Jnana Deepa, Pune. Published during the centenary period of its ecclesiastical degree-granting service, the book is more than an institutional chronicle. Pandikattu presents Jnana Deepa as a distinctive school of integral Indian Christian formation.]
Pandikattu, K. (2025). Business Ethics: Advanced Concepts and Cases. Written Words in collaboration with XLRI-Xavier School of Management, New Delhi/Jamshedpur. xxxi + 439 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789360657659 | ISBN-10: 9360657654 | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15425291. [Business Ethics is a book about the ethical foundations and practical responsibilities of business and management. Its central concern is how leaders can pursue excellence, performance and innovation without separating them from integrity and the common good. Pandikattu approaches this concern through moral philosophy, organisational practice, behavioural insight and contemporary management concerns.]
Pandikattu, K. (2025). Decode Your Why: Unlocking Meaning, Mystery and Majesty through Inclusive Spirituality. Written Words in collaboration with XLRI-Xavier School of Management, New Delhi/Jamshedpur. xix + 586 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789360655495 | ISBN-10: 936065549X | Indian Copyright Office application: LD-32986/2025-CO. [Decode Your Why is a book about inclusive spirituality as a human search for meaning, depth, integrity and relationship. Its central concern is how spiritual wisdom can become a lived resource without being reduced to sectarianism, sentimentality or private escape. Pandikattu approaches this concern through comparative spirituality, philosophy, theology and reflective practice.]
Pandikattu, K. (2025). Inclusive Spirituality and EthicoSphere: From Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to Corporate Spiritual Responsibility (CSR2). Zenodo. Identifiers: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.16887377. [This book proposes a movement from conventional corporate social responsibility toward a more interior and ethically grounded corporate spirituality. It argues that organisations need moral cultures capable of shaping motives, relationships and responsibility rather than relying only on external programmes. The idea of an EthicoSphere presents business as part of a wider moral ecology involving persons, society and the planet.]
Pandikattu, K. (2025). Inclusive Spirituality for Managers: Recognizing Authenticity, Depth and Creativity. Center for Science and Spirituality, Los Angeles. Identifiers: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16814331. [Inclusive Spirituality for Managers is a book about inclusive spirituality as a human search for meaning, depth, integrity and relationship. Its central concern is how spiritual wisdom can become a lived resource without being reduced to sectarianism, sentimentality or private escape. Pandikattu approaches this concern through comparative spirituality, philosophy, theology and reflective practice.]
Pandikattu, K. (2025). Managerial Ethics: Business with Excellence and Integrity. Nonlinear Insights Publication. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788196908898 | ISBN-10: 8196908898. [Managerial Ethics is a book about the ethical foundations and practical responsibilities of business and management. Its central concern is how leaders can pursue excellence, performance and innovation without separating them from integrity and the common good. Pandikattu approaches this concern through moral philosophy, organisational practice, behavioural insight and contemporary management concerns.]
Pandikattu, K. (2024). Excellence and Integrity: Fostering the Greater Good as Adding Value to the Business of Life. Written Words in collaboration with XLRI-Xavier School of Management, New Delhi/Jamshedpur. xviii + 344 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13 (HB): 9789360654801 | ISBN-13 (PB): 9789360650988 | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11163247. [Excellence and Integrity is a book about the ethical foundations and practical responsibilities of business and management. Its central concern is how leaders can pursue excellence, performance and innovation without separating them from integrity and the common good. Pandikattu approaches this concern through moral philosophy, organisational practice, behavioural insight and contemporary management concerns.]
Pandikattu, K. (2024). Hope in/for Humanity: Becoming the Best Generation by Addressing Global Challenges Through Ethical Consciousness. JRD Tata Foundation for Business Ethics/Zenodo. Identifiers: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.11366165. [This book asks whether the present generation can respond ethically to the crises that threaten humanity and the planet. It links hope with responsibility, arguing that optimism without moral action is inadequate. The work calls for ethical consciousness capable of transforming technology, economics, ecology and social relations toward collective flourishing.]
Pandikattu, K. (2024). Inclusive Spirituality: Embracing Misery, Majesty, and Mystery. Zenodo. Identifiers: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14226925. [This book explores spirituality through the intertwined realities of human suffering, dignity and mystery. It resists narrow religious boundaries and seeks a form of spirituality that is intellectually open, compassionate and inclusive. The work invites readers to accept vulnerability while remaining receptive to wonder, transcendence and solidarity.]
Pandikattu, K. (2023). Business Ethics: Textbook of Concepts and Cases. Written Words in collaboration with XLRI-Xavier School of Management, New Delhi/Jamshedpur. xviii + 295 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789395457712 | ISBN-10: 9395457716 | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8145867. [Business Ethics is a book about the ethical foundations and practical responsibilities of business and management. Its central concern is how leaders can pursue excellence, performance and innovation without separating them from integrity and the common good. Pandikattu approaches this concern through moral philosophy, organisational practice, behavioural insight and contemporary management concerns.]
Pandikattu, K. (2023). Ideas Changing the World: Ideals Shaping Our Lives. Written Words in collaboration with XLRI-Xavier School of Management, New Delhi/Jamshedpur. xx + 276 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789395457965. [Ideas Changing the World is a book about ideas, values and cultural visions that shape social and personal life. Its central concern is how inherited intellectual traditions can illuminate contemporary questions of identity, development, responsibility and collective flourishing. Pandikattu approaches this concern through philosophy, cultural reflection and interdisciplinary social analysis.]
Pandikattu, K. (2022). Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Human Destiny: Our Collective Search. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. xviii + 306 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789395457422. [Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Human Destiny is a book about the ethical significance of artificial intelligence for human beings and society. Its central concern is what technological intelligence means for freedom, responsibility, dignity and the future of the human person. Pandikattu approaches this concern through ethics, philosophy, technology studies and philosophical anthropology.]
Pandikattu, K. (2021). Finding God in Everything: Spiritual Insights into Finding Everything in God. ISPCK, New Delhi. 270 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788194759232. [Finding God in Everything is a book about inclusive spirituality as a human search for meaning, depth, integrity and relationship. Its central concern is how spiritual wisdom can become a lived resource without being reduced to sectarianism, sentimentality or private escape. Pandikattu approaches this concern through comparative spirituality, philosophy, theology and reflective practice.]
Pandikattu, K. (2021). Time’s Up! The Story of Time Weaving Physics and Philosophy. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. xviii + 166 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351485711. [Time’s Up! The Story of Time Weaving Physics and Philosophy is a book about time as a scientific, philosophical and existential reality. Its central concern is how human beings can understand temporality while also living meaningfully within change, finitude and passing moments.]
Pandikattu, K. (2020). Light for Life: Spiritual Insights for Contemporary World. ISPCK, New Delhi. xviii + 247 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789388945639. [Light for Life is a book about inclusive spirituality as a human search for meaning, depth, integrity and relationship. Its central concern is how spiritual wisdom can become a lived resource without being reduced to sectarianism, sentimentality or private escape. Pandikattu approaches this concern through comparative spirituality, philosophy, theology and reflective practice.]
Pandikattu, K. (2016). Ever Approachable, Never Attainable: Science–Religion Dialogue in India. CreatiVentures, Pune. x + 258 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788188360307. [Ever Approachable, Never Attainable is a book about the relationship between scientific understanding and religious or spiritual meaning. Its central concern is how science and religion can engage one another without collapsing their differences or retreating into conflict. Pandikattu approaches this concern through philosophy of science, theology, religious studies and interdisciplinary dialogue.]
Pandikattu, K. (2014). Elusive Transcendence: An Exploration of the Human Condition Based on Paul Ricoeur. Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, Washington, DC. vi + 200 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9781565182950. [Elusive Transcendence is a book about language, symbol, metaphor and transcendence in the interpretation of human reality. Its central concern is how meaning exceeds literal description and how symbols disclose dimensions of selfhood, world and transcendence. Pandikattu approaches this concern through Paul Ricoeur’s hermeneutics, phenomenology and philosophy of language.]
Pandikattu, K. (2014). Gratefully and Gracefully: Scientific and Religious Reflections on Death and Beyond. CreatiVentures, Pune. x + 286 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788188360017. [Gratefully and Gracefully is a book about death, mortality and the human hope for meaning beyond finitude. Its central concern is how scientific knowledge and religious imagination can illuminate rather than trivialise the reality of dying. Pandikattu approaches this concern through science, philosophy, theology and existential reflection.]
Pandikattu, K. (2013). Between Beneath, Before and Beyond: An Exploration of the Human Condition Based on Paul Ricoeur. CreatiVentures, Pune. xii + 250 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788188360024. [Between Beneath, Before and Beyond is a book about language, symbol, metaphor and transcendence in the interpretation of human reality. Its central concern is how meaning exceeds literal description and how symbols disclose dimensions of selfhood, world and transcendence. Pandikattu approaches this concern through Paul Ricoeur’s hermeneutics, phenomenology and philosophy of language.]
Pandikattu, K. (2011). Surplus, Subversion, Submission: A Contemporary Study of Paul Ricoeur’s Symbol, Metaphor and Parable. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. 232 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9783844333541. [Surplus, Subversion, Submission is a book about language, symbol, metaphor and transcendence in the interpretation of human reality. Its central concern is how meaning exceeds literal description and how symbols disclose dimensions of selfhood, world and transcendence. Pandikattu approaches this concern through Paul Ricoeur’s hermeneutics, phenomenology and philosophy of language.]
Pandikattu, K. (2011). The Human Search: Issues in Philosophical Anthropology. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. 278 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9783844325706. [The Human Search is a book about the philosophical question of what it means to be human. Its central concern is how freedom, embodiment, relationality, meaning, finitude and transcendence belong together in human existence. Pandikattu approaches this concern through philosophical anthropology, ethics and interdisciplinary reflection.]
Pandikattu, K. (2005). It’s Time! The Art and Science of Silence. Jnanam, Pune. 178 pp. [It’s Time! The Art and Science of Silence is a book about silence as a human, spiritual and reflective practice. Its central concern is how silence can become a disciplined way of attending to oneself, others, nature and transcendence.]
Pandikattu, K. (2004). The Bliss of Being Human: Science and Religion for Self-Realisation. Jnanam, Pune. 232 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788188864003. [The Bliss of Being Human is a book about the relationship between scientific understanding and religious or spiritual meaning. Its central concern is how science and religion can engage one another without collapsing their differences or retreating into conflict. Pandikattu approaches this concern through philosophy of science, theology, religious studies and interdisciplinary dialogue.]
Pandikattu, K. (2003). This Too Will Pass Away! The Scientific Explanation and Religious Experience of Time Based on Michael Ende’s Momo. Jnanam, Pune. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9780970978240. [This Too Will Pass Away! The Scientific Explanation and Religious Experience of Time Based on Michael Ende’s Momo is a book about time as a scientific, philosophical and existential reality. Its central concern is how human beings can understand temporality while also living meaningfully within change, finitude and passing moments.]
Pandikattu, K. (2002). TAMAS: There Are Many Alternative Stories. World-Web-Life, Mumbai. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 0970978200 | ISBN-13: 9780970978202. [TAMAS is a book about the stories through which human beings imagine civilisation, nature and viable ways of living. Its central concern is whether dominant narratives of conquest, limitless growth and human supremacy can be replaced by more sustainable stories. Pandikattu approaches this concern through narrative reflection, ecology, ethics and cultural critique.]
Pandikattu, K. (2001). Dialogue as the Way of Life: Bede Griffiths’ Attempt at Integrating Religions, Cultures and Sciences. Zen Publications / World-Life-Web, Mumbai. xvi + 344 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9781929924097. [Dialogue as the Way of Life is a book about interreligious and intercultural dialogue. Its central concern is how distinct religious traditions can meet through interpretation, mutual learning and respectful transformation. Pandikattu approaches this concern through hermeneutics, comparative theology, Indian philosophy and the work of dialogical thinkers.]
Pandikattu, K. (2001). Religion@Scientist.com. Jnanam, Pune. 231 pp. Identifiers: IAISS Library catalogue/call no.: I:7 P:1 :7 . [Religion@Scientist.com is a book about the relationship between scientific understanding and religious or spiritual meaning. Its central concern is how science and religion can engage one another without collapsing their differences or retreating into conflict. Pandikattu approaches this concern through philosophy of science, theology, religious studies and interdisciplinary dialogue.]
Pandikattu, K. (2001). Religious Dialogue as Hermeneutics: Bede Griffiths’ Advaitic Approach. Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, Washington, DC. 315 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 1565181395 | ISBN-13: 9781565181397 | OCLC: 41870914 | Series: Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change, Series IIIB, South Asia, Vol. 3 / Indian Philosophical Studies III. [Religious Dialogue as Hermeneutics is a book about interreligious and intercultural dialogue. Its central concern is how distinct religious traditions can meet through interpretation, mutual learning and respectful transformation. Pandikattu approaches this concern through hermeneutics, comparative theology, Indian philosophy and the work of dialogical thinkers.]
Pandikattu, K. (2000). Meaning Through Science and Religion. Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. iv + 164 pp. [Meaning Through Science and Religion is a book about the relationship between scientific understanding and religious or spiritual meaning. Its central concern is how science and religion can engage one another without collapsing their differences or retreating into conflict. Pandikattu approaches this concern through philosophy of science, theology, religious studies and interdisciplinary dialogue.]
Pandikattu, K. (1999). Idols to Die, Symbols to Live: Dynamic Interaction Between Language, Reality and the Divine. Intercultural Publications, New Delhi. xiv + 350 pp. Identifiers: OCLC: 45499558. [Idols to Die, Symbols to Live is a book about language, symbol, metaphor and transcendence in the interpretation of human reality. Its central concern is how meaning exceeds literal description and how symbols disclose dimensions of selfhood, world and transcendence. Pandikattu approaches this concern through Paul Ricoeur’s hermeneutics, phenomenology and philosophy of language.]
Pandikattu, K. (1997). Metaphorising of Reality. Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. iv + 88 pp. Identifiers: OCLC: 607347087. [Metaphorising of Reality is a book about language, symbol, metaphor and transcendence in the interpretation of human reality. Its central concern is how meaning exceeds literal description and how symbols disclose dimensions of selfhood, world and transcendence. Pandikattu approaches this concern through Paul Ricoeur’s hermeneutics, phenomenology and philosophy of language.]
Popular Books (17)
Pandikattu, K. (2026). Enough: The Joy of Limits in an Endless World. Center for Science & Spirituality, Los Angeles. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 1957852925 | ISBN-13: 9781957852928. [Enough: The Joy of Limits in an Endless World is a compact meditation on desire, restraint, joy and the wisdom of measure. It is written for people who have spent years living according to the logic of more and have begun to suspect that accumulation does not automatically produce fullness. The book's starting point is simple but demanding: enough is not the enemy of ambition.]
Pandikattu, K. (2026). Pope Francis: Witness in Deeds: 100 Reflections on Pope Francis’s Actions. ST PAULS/BYB, Mumbai. Identifiers: ISBN 9788119597062. [This volume reflects on one hundred significant actions of Pope Francis and the values embodied in them. It interprets gestures involving the poor, migrants, prisoners, interreligious friendship, ecology and Church reform as practical expressions of the Gospel. The book encourages readers to translate admiration for Francis into concrete habits of mercy, justice and service.]
Pandikattu, K. (2026). Pope Francis: Witness in Words: 100 Reflections on Pope Francis’s Sayings. ST PAULS/BYB, Mumbai. [This volume offers one hundred brief reflections on memorable sayings of Pope Francis. Each entry draws out the ethical, spiritual and practical force of his language on themes such as mercy, fraternity, ecology, migration and human dignity. The book invites readers to move from admiring Francis’s words to embodying their challenge in daily life.]
Pandikattu, K. (2026). The ABC of Living: Choosing Wisely with the ABCD Model. Jnanam, Pune. Popular booklet. Identifiers: Government of India Copyright Registration No. LD-20260182057 | Registration date: 12 February 2026 | ISBN/DOI: no independently verified publication identifier located as of 24 August 2026. [The ABC of Living: Choosing Wisely with the ABCD Model is a short practical booklet on the art of making better choices in everyday life. It begins from the simple insight that human life is shaped less by isolated events than by the responses we choose to make to them. Pandikattu presents the ABCD model as an accessible framework for reflection, discernment and action.]
Pandikattu, K. (2021). The Wisest of All Times Is NOW: Timeless Quotes on Time. Jnanam, Pune. 90 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788188864829. [The Wisest of All Times Is NOW is a book about time, the present moment and the wisdom carried in memorable quotations. Its central concern is how brief sayings about time can awaken attention to the value of the present. Pandikattu approaches this concern through quotation, reflection and practical wisdom.]
Pandikattu, K. (2017). Joy: Share It!. Jnanam, Pune. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788188864348. [Joy is a book about ordinary human life, love, freedom, joy and personal growth. Its central concern is how simple insights can help people live with greater awareness, kindness and inner freedom. Pandikattu approaches this concern through short reflections, philosophical wisdom and accessible spirituality.]
Pandikattu, K. (2016). Insights from Love and Logic. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351481676. [Insights from Love and Logic is a book about ordinary human life, love, freedom, joy and personal growth. Its central concern is how simple insights can help people live with greater awareness, kindness and inner freedom. Pandikattu approaches this concern through short reflections, philosophical wisdom and accessible spirituality.]
Pandikattu, K. (2016). Insights from Science and Silence. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351480945. [Insights from Science and Silence is a book about accessible connections among science, spirituality, reflection and silence. Its central concern is how scientific wonder can coexist with inner depth and religious openness. Pandikattu approaches this concern through brief reflections, scientific curiosity and spiritual insight.]
Pandikattu, K. (2015). Insights from Reason and Religion. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351480709. [Insights from Reason and Religion is a book about ordinary human life, love, freedom, joy and personal growth. Its central concern is how simple insights can help people live with greater awareness, kindness and inner freedom. Pandikattu approaches this concern through short reflections, philosophical wisdom and accessible spirituality.]
Pandikattu, K. (2014). Insights into Science and Spirituality. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351480082. [Insights into Science and Spirituality is a book about accessible connections among science, spirituality, reflection and silence. Its central concern is how scientific wonder can coexist with inner depth and religious openness. Pandikattu approaches this concern through brief reflections, scientific curiosity and spiritual insight.]
Pandikattu, K. (2012). Life: Relish It!. Better Yourself Books / St Paul, Mumbai. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788171087785. [Life is a book about ordinary human life, love, freedom, joy and personal growth. Its central concern is how simple insights can help people live with greater awareness, kindness and inner freedom. Pandikattu approaches this concern through short reflections, philosophical wisdom and accessible spirituality.]
Pandikattu, K. (2009). Love: Be It!. Better Yourself Books / St Paul, Mumbai. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788171087365. [Love is a book about ordinary human life, love, freedom, joy and personal growth. Its central concern is how simple insights can help people live with greater awareness, kindness and inner freedom. Pandikattu approaches this concern through short reflections, philosophical wisdom and accessible spirituality.]
Pandikattu, K. (2005). Death: Live It!. Jnanam & Media House, Pune/New Delhi. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 8188864102. [Death is a book about death approached as a dimension of living rather than merely an event at life’s end. Its central concern is how acknowledging mortality can make ordinary life more grateful, courageous and purposeful. Pandikattu approaches this concern through accessible spiritual, philosophical and existential reflection.]
Pandikattu, K. (2005). Life as Love. Media House, New Delhi. Revised edition of Promises of Love. Identifiers: ISBN 9780970978233. [This book interprets human life through the central experience of love. It presents love as a relationship, commitment and daily practice rather than a passing emotion. The work invites readers to understand a meaningful life as one increasingly shaped by generous and responsible love.]
Pandikattu, K. (2004). Freedom to Free: Human Life as a Collective Search for Self-Realisation. Media House, New Delhi. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788174951502. [Freedom to Free is a book about ordinary human life, love, freedom, joy and personal growth. Its central concern is how simple insights can help people live with greater awareness, kindness and inner freedom. Pandikattu approaches this concern through short reflections, philosophical wisdom and accessible spirituality.]
Pandikattu, K. (2003). Promises of Love. Jnanam, Pune. [This book offers short reflections on the hope, vulnerability and commitment involved in loving relationships. It portrays love as a promise that must be renewed through attention, fidelity and generosity. The accessible style makes the book suitable for personal reflection and shared reading.]
Pandikattu, K., & Suriano, K. (2001). Promises of Life. Media House, New Delhi. Identifiers: ISBN 9788174951038. [This book gathers reflections on the possibilities and responsibilities contained in ordinary human life. It invites readers to recognise promise even within limitation, uncertainty and change. The volume encourages a hopeful, grateful and relational approach to living.]
Books Edited (45)
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2025). Applied Ethics and Rationality: Contemporary Indian Perspectives. Springer Cham. XIX + 435 pp. Identifiers: Hardcover ISBN: 9783031921384 | eBook ISBN: 9783031921391 | Softcover ISBN: 9783031921414 | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92139-1 | Series ISSN: 2192-6255; E-ISSN: 2192-6263 | SAPERE, Vol. 74. [Applied Ethics and Rationality is an edited volume centred on applied ethics and rational decision-making from contemporary Indian perspectives. Its organising question is how ethical reasoning can respond to concrete dilemmas in organisations, technology, environment and public life. The collection approaches this question through multi-author philosophical and interdisciplinary scholarship.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.). (2025). Ethical Leadership and Sustainable Practices: Corporate Integrity and Social Impact. Written Words/XLRI, New Delhi/Jamshedpur. Identifiers: ISBN 9789360659356 | DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14177034. [This volume brings together studies of ethical leadership, corporate integrity and sustainability. Its contributors examine governance, social responsibility, environmental concerns and organisational practice through applied ethical lenses. The book emphasises that sustainable impact depends on institutions capable of linking performance with responsibility.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2025). Inclusive Spirituality and Ethical Leadership: Reimagining Business and Society for Our Collective Flourishing. Written Words in collaboration with XLRI-Xavier School of Management, New Delhi/Jamshedpur. xviii + 294 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789360650315. [Inclusive Spirituality and Ethical Leadership is an edited volume centred on inclusive spirituality, ethical leadership and social flourishing. Its organising question is how spiritual depth can contribute to responsible leadership and humane institutions in plural societies. The collection approaches this question through multi-author, interdisciplinary and interreligious perspectives.]
Pandikattu, K., Kunnath, A., Irudayadason, N. A., & Puthenpurackal, J. (Eds.). (2025). Inhabiting the Christian-Hindu Threshold: Francis X. D’Sa in Dialogical Hermeneutics. Christian World Imprints/Jnana Deepa, New Delhi/Pune. JD Philosophy Series 35. Identifiers: ISBN 9789360658922. [This edited volume examines the dialogical hermeneutics of Francis X. D’Sa at the Christian-Hindu threshold. Its contributors explore how traditions can learn from one another through careful reading, resonance and accountable reciprocity. The book offers a disciplined model of interreligious dialogue that avoids both superficial harmonisation and defensive isolation.]
Pamplany, A., Pandikattu, K., & Thanniyil, T. (Eds.). (2024). Empathy: A New Metaphor for Ethics. Written Words/XLRI, New Delhi/Jamshedpur. Identifiers: ISBN 9789360658779. [This edited volume proposes empathy as a fertile metaphor for contemporary ethics. Its contributors examine how attentive understanding of others can shape moral judgement, relationships and institutions. The collection presents empathy not as sentimentality but as a disciplined capacity that can deepen ethical responsibility.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2024). Science and Spirituality: Interaction and Importance. Center for Science and Spirituality, Los Angeles. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9781957852058. [Science and Spirituality is an edited volume centred on science, religion, spirituality and the human questions that arise at their intersection. Its organising question is how scientific insight and religious or philosophical reflection can contribute to a fuller account of reality and human life. The collection approaches this question through interdisciplinary essays by scholars working across science, philosophy and religion.]
Pandikattu, K., & Karimundackal, T. (Eds.) (2024). Service and Solicitude: Realising Faith, Fellowship, and Fulfilment: A Tribute to Dr V. M. Jose, SJ. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. xx + 318 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 9360657395 | ISBN-13: 9789360657390 | Wisdom Research Series 8. [Service and Solicitude is an edited volume centred on a scholar or leader’s intellectual, spiritual and institutional legacy. Its organising question is how a life of teaching, service and scholarship can generate further reflection across disciplines. The collection approaches this question through a multi-author Festschrift combining tribute with substantive academic essays.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.). (2024). The Flourishing Banyan Tree: Tradition, Freedom and Development in India. Christian World Imprints/Jnana Deepa, New Delhi/Pune. JD Philosophy Series 30. Identifiers: ISBN 9789360656737. [This volume uses the banyan tree as a metaphor for the complex relation among tradition, freedom and development in India. Its essays consider how inherited values can remain living resources without becoming rigid or oppressive. The book asks what forms of development allow persons and communities to flourish while remaining rooted and open.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2022). Ethics, Sustainability and Fratelli Tutti: Towards a Just and Viable World Order Inspired by Pope Francis. Ethics International Press, UK. Identifiers: Print ISBN: 9781804410387 | eBook ISBN: 9781804410394. [Ethics, Sustainability and Fratelli Tutti is an edited volume centred on Pope Francis’s social, ecclesial and ethical vision. Its organising question is how themes such as fraternity, mercy, inclusion, ecology, dialogue and care for the vulnerable can reshape Church and society. The collection approaches this question through theological, ethical, pastoral and social reflection.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.). (2021). Befriending the Other: Christian Embrace of Other Religions. Christian World Imprints/Jnana Deepa, New Delhi/Pune. JD Philosophy Series 15. Identifiers: ISBN 9789351485636. [This edited book examines Christian engagement with other religions through the language of friendship. Its essays move beyond tolerance toward respectful encounter, learning and shared human concern. The volume argues that interreligious openness can deepen rather than weaken authentic religious identity.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2021). Encounter and Experience: Enabling an All-Inclusive World-Church, Inspired by Professor Lothar Lies, SJ. ISPCK, New Delhi. xxxiii + 431 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789390569793 | JD-ISPCK Theological Publications Series 3. [Encounter and Experience is an edited volume centred on the Church as a community of encounter, service, courage and inclusion. Its organising question is how Christian communities can respond creatively to changing historical and pastoral realities. The collection approaches this question through theology, scripture, ecclesiology and contextual pastoral reflection.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2020). Fully Human and Fully Alive: Essays on Being Human Today in Honour of Dr Cyril Desbruslais, SJ. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. xxx + 506 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351484165. [Fully Human and Fully Alive is an edited volume centred on a scholar or leader’s intellectual, spiritual and institutional legacy. Its organising question is how a life of teaching, service and scholarship can generate further reflection across disciplines. The collection approaches this question through a multi-author Festschrift combining tribute with substantive academic essays.]
Pandikattu, K., & Karimundackal, T. (Eds.) (2020). Fully Spiritual, Fully Human: Fostering Diverse Spiritual Experiences: Essays in Honour of Dr Stephen Chundanthadam, SJ. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. xxiii + 222 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351484080. [Fully Spiritual, Fully Human is an edited volume centred on a scholar or leader’s intellectual, spiritual and institutional legacy. Its organising question is how a life of teaching, service and scholarship can generate further reflection across disciplines. The collection approaches this question through a multi-author Festschrift combining tribute with substantive academic essays.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2020). Have Courage, I Am with You: Christian Responses to Covid-19. Media House, New Delhi. 260 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789388989602. [Have Courage, I Am with You is an edited volume centred on the Church as a community of encounter, service, courage and inclusion. Its organising question is how Christian communities can respond creatively to changing historical and pastoral realities. The collection approaches this question through theology, scripture, ecclesiology and contextual pastoral reflection.]
Pandikattu, K., Vazhapilly, S., & Lankapalli, P. (Eds.). (2020). Serving the Church and the Nation: Gratefully and Faithfully. Christian World Imprints/Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, New Delhi/Pune. JDV Philosophy Series 14. Identifiers: ISBN 9789351484967. [This volume reflects on how Christians can serve both Church and nation with gratitude and fidelity. Its essays emerged from reflection on the long history and mission of Papal Seminary in India. The collection stresses service, citizenship, compassion and Gospel-inspired responsibility within the Indian context.]
Pandikattu, K., & Mathew, P. T. (Eds.) (2019). Committed to the Church and the Country: Exploring the Theological Contribution of Prof. Dr Kurien Kunnumpuram, SJ on Caring and Sharing. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. xx + 448 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351483977. [Committed to the Church and the Country is an edited volume centred on a scholar or leader’s intellectual, spiritual and institutional legacy. Its organising question is how a life of teaching, service and scholarship can generate further reflection across disciplines. The collection approaches this question through a multi-author Festschrift combining tribute with substantive academic essays.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2019). Everything Is Interrelated: Christian Trinity and Hindu Advaita as Experienced by Raimundo Panikkar and Francis D’Sa, SJ. ISPCK, New Delhi. xviii + 234 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789388945127. [Everything Is Interrelated is an edited volume centred on interreligious and intercultural dialogue. Its organising question is how distinct religious traditions can meet through interpretation, mutual learning and respectful transformation. The collection approaches this question through hermeneutics, comparative theology, Indian philosophy and the work of dialogical thinkers.]
Pandikattu, K., & Karimundackal, T. (Eds.) (2019). Logic and Love: Reflecting on Professor John Vattanky’s Contribution to Indian Philosophy and Spirituality. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. xii + 304 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351483717. [Logic and Love is an edited volume centred on a scholar or leader’s intellectual, spiritual and institutional legacy. Its organising question is how a life of teaching, service and scholarship can generate further reflection across disciplines. The collection approaches this question through a multi-author Festschrift combining tribute with substantive academic essays.]
Desbruslais, C.; edited by Pandikattu, K. (2019). Metaphysics: Philosophy of Be-ing for Today. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. xii + 120 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351483632. [Metaphysics is a single-author work prepared for publication under Kuruvilla Pandikattu’s editorship and centred on fundamental philosophical questions concerning God, being, liberation and religious experience. Its organising question is how classical philosophical problems can be reconsidered in conversation with contemporary experience and religious traditions. The book approaches this question through systematic philosophy, phenomenology and intercultural reflection.]
Desbruslais, C.; edited by Pandikattu, K. (2019). The Philosophy of God: Faith and Traditions. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. x + 130 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351483779. [The Philosophy of God is a single-author work prepared for publication under Kuruvilla Pandikattu’s editorship and centred on fundamental philosophical questions concerning God, being, liberation and religious experience. Its organising question is how classical philosophical problems can be reconsidered in conversation with contemporary experience and religious traditions. The book approaches this question through systematic philosophy, phenomenology and intercultural reflection.]
Azzopardi, S.; edited by Pandikattu, K. (2018). Epistemology and Phenomenology of Religions: Creative Insights into Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. xvi + 190 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351483175. [Epistemology and Phenomenology of Religions is a single-author work prepared for publication under Kuruvilla Pandikattu’s editorship and centred on interreligious and intercultural dialogue. Its organising question is how distinct religious traditions can meet through interpretation, mutual learning and respectful transformation. The book approaches this question through hermeneutics, comparative theology, Indian philosophy and the work of dialogical thinkers.]
Pandikattu, K., & Vadappuram, J. M. (Eds.) (2018). Francis Effect: Fifty-One Articles on Pope Francis’s Insights. Papal Seminary, Pune. Identifiers: No verified ISBN or DOI found. [Francis Effect is an edited volume centred on Pope Francis’s social, ecclesial and ethical vision. Its organising question is how themes such as fraternity, mercy, inclusion, ecology, dialogue and care for the vulnerable can reshape Church and society. The collection approaches this question through theological, ethical, pastoral and social reflection.]
Pandikattu, K., & Karimundackal, T. (Eds.) (2018). Melodies from the Flute: Dialogue among Religions and Cultures: Memorial Volume for Indian Christian Philosopher Rev. Noel Sheth, SJ. Christian World Imprints / Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, New Delhi/Pune. xxviii + 339 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 9351483258 | ISBN-13: 9789351483250 | JDV Philosophy Series 2. [Melodies from the Flute is an edited volume centred on a scholar or leader’s intellectual, spiritual and institutional legacy. Its organising question is how a life of teaching, service and scholarship can generate further reflection across disciplines. The collection approaches this question through a multi-author Festschrift combining tribute with substantive academic essays.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2018). Pope Francis: His Impact on and Relevance for the Church and Society: Commemorating Five Years of His Papacy. Christian World Imprints / Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, New Delhi/Pune. xvi + 382 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 9351482774 | ISBN-13: 9789351482772. [Pope Francis is an edited volume centred on Pope Francis’s social, ecclesial and ethical vision. Its organising question is how themes such as fraternity, mercy, inclusion, ecology, dialogue and care for the vulnerable can reshape Church and society. The collection approaches this question through theological, ethical, pastoral and social reflection.]
Desbruslais, C.; edited by Pandikattu, K. (2017). The Philosophy of Liberation: Revisiting Genuine Religious Experiences with Special Reference to Christianity. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. 214 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789351481294. [The Philosophy of Liberation is a single-author work prepared for publication under Kuruvilla Pandikattu’s editorship and centred on fundamental philosophical questions concerning God, being, liberation and religious experience. Its organising question is how classical philosophical problems can be reconsidered in conversation with contemporary experience and religious traditions. The book approaches this question through systematic philosophy, phenomenology and intercultural reflection.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.). (2015). Laudato Si’: Reflections and Responses. Jnanam & JDV Centre for Science-Religion Studies, Pune. Identifiers: ISBN 9788188864256. [This booklet gathers reflections on Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’. It interprets integral ecology as a moral, spiritual and social challenge rather than merely an environmental concern. The volume invites readers to connect care for the earth with justice, simplicity and responsibility for the vulnerable.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.). (2014). Pope Francis on Creation and Evolution. Jnanam & Association of Science, Society and Religion, Pune. Identifiers: ISBN 9788188864249. [This booklet explores Pope Francis’s remarks on creation and evolution within the wider science-religion conversation. It shows that acceptance of evolutionary science need not conflict with belief in creation when the two are properly understood. The work encourages a non-defensive dialogue between scientific explanation and theological meaning.]
Pandikattu, K., Ponniah, J., & Kuriacose, T. (Eds.) (2013). Committed to the Church and the Country: Reflections on Christian Living in India in Honour of Professor Kurien Kunnumpuram, SJ. ISPCK, New Delhi. xxiv + 320 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788184652925. [Committed to the Church and the Country is an edited volume centred on a scholar or leader’s intellectual, spiritual and institutional legacy. Its organising question is how a life of teaching, service and scholarship can generate further reflection across disciplines. The collection approaches this question through a multi-author Festschrift combining tribute with substantive academic essays.]
Pandikattu, K., & Pathare, S. (Eds.) (2013). Lifting Up the Spirit, Uplifting the Body: Interfacing Religion, Spirituality and Social Work in India. Samajdarshan Prakashan, Pune. 28 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788190829014. [Lifting Up the Spirit, Uplifting the Body is an edited volume centred on the interface of religion, spirituality and social work in India. Its organising question is how spiritual and religious resources can support humane care without replacing professional competence or social analysis. The collection approaches this question through interdisciplinary reflection linking social work, religion and spirituality.]
Pandikattu, K., & Pichalakkattu, B. (Eds.) (2013). The Indian Ending: Rediscovering the Grandeur of Indian Heritage for a Sustainable Future: Essays in Honour of Professor Dr John Vattanky, SJ on Completing Eighty Years. Christian World Imprints, New Delhi. xi + 305 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788183875936. [The Indian Ending is an edited volume centred on a scholar or leader’s intellectual, spiritual and institutional legacy. Its organising question is how a life of teaching, service and scholarship can generate further reflection across disciplines. The collection approaches this question through a multi-author Festschrift combining tribute with substantive academic essays.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.). (2012). The What and So What of the God Particle. JDV Centre for Science-Religion Studies, Pune. [This booklet introduces the scientific significance of the Higgs boson and asks what its discovery means beyond the laboratory. It distinguishes scientific claims from exaggerated theological or popular interpretations of the so-called God particle. The work uses the discovery as an occasion for clearer science-religion dialogue and public understanding.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2010). Depth of Death: Scientific Insights, Religious Openness. Serials Publications, New Delhi. 206 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788183873987. [Depth of Death is an edited volume centred on science, religion, spirituality and the human questions that arise at their intersection. Its organising question is how scientific insight and religious or philosophical reflection can contribute to a fuller account of reality and human life. The collection approaches this question through interdisciplinary essays by scholars working across science, philosophy and religion.]
Pandikattu, K., & Ponniah, J. (Eds.) (2010). The Dancing Peacock: Indian Insights into Religion and Development. Serials Publications, New Delhi. xix + 276 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788183873413. [The Dancing Peacock is an edited volume centred on ideas, values and cultural visions that shape social and personal life. Its organising question is how inherited intellectual traditions can illuminate contemporary questions of identity, development, responsibility and collective flourishing. The collection approaches this question through philosophy, cultural reflection and interdisciplinary social analysis.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2008). Dancing to Diversity: Science–Religion Dialogue in India. Serials Publications, New Delhi. xvi + 245 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788183871945. [Dancing to Diversity is an edited volume centred on science, religion, spirituality and the human questions that arise at their intersection. Its organising question is how scientific insight and religious or philosophical reflection can contribute to a fuller account of reality and human life. The collection approaches this question through interdisciplinary essays by scholars working across science, philosophy and religion.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2008). Postmodernity: An Indian Appraisal. Serials Publications, New Delhi. 282 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788183872003. [Postmodernity is an edited volume centred on ideas, values and cultural visions that shape social and personal life. Its organising question is how inherited intellectual traditions can illuminate contemporary questions of identity, development, responsibility and collective flourishing. The collection approaches this question through philosophy, cultural reflection and interdisciplinary social analysis.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.). (2006). Together Towards Tomorrow: Interfacing Science and Religion in India: Essays in Honour of Professor Job Kozhamthadam, SJ. Association of Science, Society and Religion, Pune. Identifiers: ISBN 9788188864133. [This Festschrift honours Job Kozhamthadam, SJ, through essays on science and religion in India. Contributors examine points of encounter between scientific knowledge, philosophical reflection and religious meaning. The title expresses a collaborative vision in which disciplines move toward the future through dialogue rather than rivalry.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2005). Reasons for Hope: Its Nature, Role and Future. Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, Washington, DC. viii + 208 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9781565182165 | Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change, Series IIIB, South Asia, Vol. 10. [Reasons for Hope is an edited volume centred on hope as a philosophical, scientific, religious and existential reality. Its organising question is what makes hope rational, sustaining and ethically significant in conditions of uncertainty and suffering. The collection approaches this question through interdisciplinary essays and philosophical-theological reflection.]
Khubchandani, L. M., Bhatt, S. N., & Pandikattu, K. (Eds.) (2004). Gandhi, Ganga, Giriraj. Navajivan Publishing House, Ahmedabad. 227 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788172293444. [Gandhi, Ganga, Giriraj is an edited volume centred on ideas, values and cultural visions that shape social and personal life. Its organising question is how inherited intellectual traditions can illuminate contemporary questions of identity, development, responsibility and collective flourishing. The collection approaches this question through philosophy, cultural reflection and interdisciplinary social analysis.]
Pandikattu, K., & Rocha, R. (Eds.) (2003). Bend Without Fear: Hopes and Possibilities for an Indian Church: Essays in Honour of Professor Kurien Kunnumpuram, SJ. ISPCK, New Delhi. x + 310 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9788172147099. [Bend Without Fear is an edited volume centred on a scholar or leader’s intellectual, spiritual and institutional legacy. Its organising question is how a life of teaching, service and scholarship can generate further reflection across disciplines. The collection approaches this question through a multi-author Festschrift combining tribute with substantive academic essays.]
Pandikattu, K., & Vonach, A. (Eds.) (2003). Religion, Society and Economics: Eastern and Western Perspectives in Dialogue. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main. 250 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9783631399552 | European University Studies, Series 23, Theology, Vol. 758. [Religion, Society and Economics is an edited volume centred on ideas, values and cultural visions that shape social and personal life. Its organising question is how inherited intellectual traditions can illuminate contemporary questions of identity, development, responsibility and collective flourishing. The collection approaches this question through philosophy, cultural reflection and interdisciplinary social analysis.]
Pandikattu, K., & Rocha, R. (Eds.) (2002). Dreams and Visions: New Horizons for an Indian Church: Essays in Honour of Professor Kurien Kunnumpuram, SJ. Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. 280 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 8188360007 | ISBN-13: 9788188360000. [Dreams and Visions is an edited volume centred on a scholar or leader’s intellectual, spiritual and institutional legacy. Its organising question is how a life of teaching, service and scholarship can generate further reflection across disciplines. The collection approaches this question through a multi-author Festschrift combining tribute with substantive academic essays.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2002). Hopefully Yours…: Interdisciplinary Essays on Hope from Scientific and Religious Perspectives. Jnanam, Pune. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 0970978227 | ISBN-13: 9780970978226 | Original format also circulated as CD publication. [Hopefully Yours… is an edited volume centred on hope as a philosophical, scientific, religious and existential reality. Its organising question is what makes hope rational, sustaining and ethically significant in conditions of uncertainty and suffering. The collection approaches this question through interdisciplinary essays and philosophical-theological reflection.]
Pandikattu, K., & Quitterer, J. (Eds.) (2002). Human Longing and Fulfilment: East Encounters West. Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune. 308 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 0970978218 | ISBN-13: 9780970978219 | IAISS Library catalogue/call no.: I:8 P:1 :3. [Human Longing and Fulfilment is an edited volume centred on human longing, fulfilment and the encounter between Eastern and Western intellectual traditions. Its organising question is how different philosophical and theological traditions understand desire, fulfilment, selfhood and the destiny of the person. The collection approaches this question through comparative and interdisciplinary essays from Eastern and Western perspectives.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2002). Let Life Be. Jnanam, Pune. Identifiers: CD publication; no verified ISBN or DOI found. [Let Life Be is an edited volume centred on the stories through which human beings imagine civilisation, nature and viable ways of living. Its organising question is whether dominant narratives of conquest, limitless growth and human supremacy can be replaced by more sustainable stories. The collection approaches this question through narrative reflection, ecology, ethics and cultural critique.]
Pandikattu, K. (Ed.) (2001). Gandhi: The Meaning of Mahatma for the Millennium. Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, Washington, DC. 297 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 1565181565 | ISBN-13: 9781565181564 | Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change, Series IIIB, South Asia, Vol. 5 / Indian Philosophical Studies V. [Gandhi is an edited volume centred on Mahatma Gandhi’s meaning for the contemporary world. Its organising question is how Gandhian commitments to truth, nonviolence, responsibility and human dignity can be interpreted for a new millennium. The collection approaches this question through multi-author philosophical, ethical and cultural reflection.]
Books In Honour Of Kuruvilla Pandikattu (2)
Santhanam, C. J., & Nadakkeveliyil, C. (Eds.) (2026). Seeking Joyfully, Living Gracefully: A Festschrift in Honour of Prof. Dr Kuruvilla Pandikattu, SJ. Christian World Imprints in collaboration with Jnana Deepa, New Delhi/Pune. xxvi + 301 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-10: 9360659398 | ISBN-13: 9789360659394 | JD Philosophy Series 36. [Seeking Joyfully, Living Gracefully is a Festschrift concerned with the life, thought and humanistic vision of Kuruvilla Pandikattu. Its central purpose is to consider how his work across philosophy, theology, ethics and science can inspire further reflection on human meaning, responsibility and relationality. The volume does this through a multi-author Festschrift combining scholarly essays with appreciative engagement.]
Pichalakkattu, B. (Ed.) (2018). Science-Religion Dialogue and Its Contemporary Significance: Interdisciplinary Essays in Honour of Prof. Dr Kuruvilla Pandikattu. ATC Publishers / Asian Trading Corporation, Bengaluru. 333 pp. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 9789386516350. [Science-Religion Dialogue and Its Contemporary Significance is a Festschrift concerned with the contemporary significance of science–religion dialogue and the intellectual contribution of Kuruvilla Pandikattu. Its central purpose is to consider how interdisciplinary engagement among science, philosophy and religion can illuminate contemporary questions of humanity, evolution, meaning and responsibility. The volume does this through a Festschrift of interdisciplinary essays by colleagues and scholars.]