Sebastian Kappen, an Indian Jesuit theologian, doctored in
1961 from the Gregorian University, Rome, with a thesis on
“Praxis and Religious Alienation according to the Economic
and Philosophical Manuscripts of Karl Marx.” He has written and
lectured extensively on the cultural restructuring of Indian society.
In 1973 appeared Kappens
major work in English, Jesus and Freedom (Orbis Books,
New York). It was followed by Marxian Atheism (1983), Jesus
and Cultural Revolution - an Asian Perspective (1983),
Liberation Theology and Marxism (1986), and The Future of
Socialism and Socialism of the Future (1992). His posthumous
publications are: Tradition Modernity Counterculture (1994),
Hindutva and Indian Religious Traditions (2000), Divine Challenge
and Human Response (2001), Jesus and Society (2002)
and Jesus and Culture (2002).
Sebastian Kappen had been visiting professor to the Pontifical
Seminary(Pune), Vidyajyoti(Delhi), The Catholic University
of Louvain(Belgium) and Maryknoll Seminary(New York).
Mother Earth called him back on 30
November 1993.