Hindu Approaches to Spiritual Care

This landmark volume is a critical addition to the new conversation regarding Hindu chaplaincy in the United States. The depth and breadth of the volume highlights the challenges and complexities facing Hindu chaplains, as well as their unique and creative opportunities for engagement and support. As the religious landscape of the United States continues to shift, Hindu Approaches to Spiritual Care illuminates a path forward not just for Hindu chaplains, but for all chaplains working in a multi-religious ecosystem. – Varun Soni, Pd.D., Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life, Vice Provost of Campus Wellness and Crisis Intervention, University of Southern CaliforniaHindu Approaches to Spiritual Care is a pioneering volume that sheds light on the foundations, practicalities and growing of Hindu spiritual care in America today. There is much-needed wisdom here for the wider Hindu community, but also countless insights for the rest of us, as we think about Hinduism in America - and also rethink and renew our own ways of spiritual care. – Francis X. Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor Divinity, Harvard University

Vineet Chander is Coordinator for Hindu Life and Hindu Chaplain at Princeton University, and the Veera and Sam S. Jain Scholar of Vedanta Studies at New York University. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the George Washington University Law School. He is also co-author of Hindu Chaplaincy (OCHS, 2017).

Lucinda Mosher, Th.D, is Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies at Hartford Seminary (Connecticut); former director of its Multifaith Chaplaincy Program; and author of various books and articles pertaining to spiritual care in multireligious contexts and other interreligious concerns. She is based in northeast Florida, where she operates NeighborFaith Consultancy.