ISKCON Review (Journal)
ISKCON Review (Journal)
Short-lived biannual interdisciplinary journal of the Bhaktivedanta Institute of Religion and Culture. Founded in the spring of 1985, its purpose was "to stimulate and communicate—as well as to review—research and reflection on the Hare Krishna movement in all its aspects. It is intended both for those who have a direct interest in ISKCON, as well as for those whose general interest in Hindu tradition, new religious movements, or contemporary spirituality might be served by a deeper awareness of the movement. It is directed towards a wide, primarily academic and professional audience, including Hindu studies, scholars, sociologists, and psychologists of religion, students of American religious history, theologians, mental health professionals, and clergy—as well as interested members of ISKCON."
Although subsidized by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness through the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, ISKCON's publishing house, the Review had complete editorial autonomy and was not an official publication of the Hare Krishna movement. It served as a forum both for those committed to ISKCON and for independent scholars and theologians.