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Her monograph Radical Divine Immanence: An Ecofeminist, Emancipatory Hindu Theology of Shakti is pending publication in 2023. She has published eight books including Contemplative Studies and Hinduism: Meditation, Devotion, Prayer & Worship (2020), Swami Vivekananda: His Life, Legacy, & Liberative Ethics (2021); Woman & Goddess in Hinduism (2011); Hermeneutics and Hindu thought: Towards a Fusion of Horizons (2008), and 35 academic book chapters and articles. Her works have appeared in publications released by NYU, SUNY, Georgetown University, and other notable publishers. She has produced two documentaries through GTUx, titled Ecospirituality: Environmental Pathways to Healing, and Greening Spirituality (with Dr. Devin Zuber), and was a religion and culture advisor on the animated movie, Soul, which won several academy awards including best feature in its category. Rita Sherma has presented over 100 scholarly research papers at major academic forums such as the American Academy of Religion and other eminent venues. She is a meditation teacher of long-standing, and speaks widely at invitational events.

Purushottama Bilimoria works in the areas of Indian & Cross-Cultural philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Critical Thinking, and Diaspora Studies. Current affiliations: Professor in Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University (India); Principal Fellow at University of Melbourne; Faculty @ San Francisco State University and University of California (Merced); he is Permanent Fellow of the Oxford Center for Hindu Studies; serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Sophia and Assoc. Editor Journal of Dharma Studies. Recent publications include: History of Indian Philosophy (with Amy Rayner, 2019, 2021), Religion and Sustainability (UNGSD series, edited with Rita D. Sherma, 2021), Contemplative Studies and Hinduism (edited with Rita Sherma and Cogen Bohenac, Routledge, 2021); Indian Ethics Vol. 2: Women, Justice, Ecology and Bioethics (edited with A. Rayner Routledge, 2023, forthcoming).