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Swami '''Akhilananda''' was born on 25 February 1894 as Nirode Chandra Sanyal in Netrakona in [[British India]] (now in [[Bangladesh]]).<ref>Elva Nelson, A Monk for All Seasons, Llumina Press, 2007</ref><br />
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At the age of 25, Akhilananda joined the [[Ramakrishna Order]]. In November 1926, he went to Boston to assist [[Swami Paramananda]].<ref>See p. 44 of Elva Nelson, A Monk for All Seasons.</ref> He established the Vedanta Society of Providence in 1928 and the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston in 1941.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}<br />
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Akhilanaanda wrote several books, including ''Hindu Psychology, Its Meaning for the West''.<ref>Swami Akhilananda, Hindu Psychology, Its Meaning for the West, Routledge, New York, 1948.</ref> This book had a significant impact on the inter-faith dialogue of the US of that time. In his review, [[Seward Hiltner]] wrote about the methods described in the book: "These methods, and the conceptions which underlie them, revolve about 'how lower human propensities can be transformed into higher qualities'."<ref>S. Hiltner, Review of Mental Health and Hindu Psychology, The Journal of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan., 1953), p. 78. found at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1199752.pdf</ref> Concluding his review, he said, "This is a fascinating book. But we should not be beguiled into overlooking the extent to which its fundamental assumptions clash with our best understanding of the Christian view of life."<br />
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Akhilananda also authored the ''Hindu View of Christ'', which fostered greater understanding of the teachings of [[Jesus]] from the standpoint of [[Vedanta]]. [[Jan Jongeneel]] has highlighted these intersections while referring to Akhilananda's ''Hindu View of Christ'' alongside works of a number of other swamis of the [[Ramakrishna Mission]].<ref>Jesus Christ in World History: His Presence and Representation in Cyclical ... By Jan A. B. Jongeneel</ref>{{full citation needed|date=August 2017}} In addition Akhilananda maintained longstanding personal friendships with [[Edgar S. Brightman]] and [[Walter George Muelder]], both prominent American philosophers and Christian theologians in the Methodist tradition.<br />
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Akhilananda died on 23 September 1962.<ref>See p. 233 of Elva Nelson, A Monk for All Seasons.</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
*''Hindu Psychology'', Its Meaning for the West, Introduction by [[Gordon Allport]], Routledge, New York, 2000. {{ISBN|978-1138007413}}.<br />
*''Hindu View of Christ'', Branden Books, 1949.{{ISBN|978-1428603387}}<br />
*''Modern Problems and Religion'', Bruce Humphries, 1964.{{ISBN|0828311463}}.<br />
* ''Time and Eternity: The Vedantic Viewpoint'', Journal of Bible and Religion, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr., 1959), pp.&nbsp;114–117. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1459971. (Retrieved 2017-2-8)<br />
* ''Mysticism and Altruism'', Journal of the American Academy of Religion, (1948) XVI (2): 89–93.(Retrieved 2017-2-8)<br />
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