Arie L. Molendijk is Professor of History of Christianity and Philosophy at the University of Groningen. He studied Theology, Philosophy, and Drama at the University of Leiden. Molendijk has extensively published in the history of ideas, in particular Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Theology, Religious studies, and Philosophy.

"This is an important and eminently readable book." -- Lukas Pokorny, University of Vienna, Religious Studies Review

"This book is primarily useful in providing some of the background that informed the making of the SBE series." --Reading Religion

"[T]here are real rewards to be found in [Molendijk's book] Above all, it is good to see an entire volume dedicated to Müller, who, although a frequent guest star in studies of Victorian literature, rarely receives sustained attention himself."--Sebastian LeCourt, Victorian Studies

"Arie Molendijk's history of that vast publishing project offers a fascinating glimpse of an emerging academic field, as well as a startling portrait of a truly transdisciplinary scholar intent on proving that Eastern religions were essential for an understanding of Western culture."--Janet M. Powers, Religion

"Since the series as such has rarely been the object of close historical research ... Molendijk's monograph is an original and very welcome contribution. ... the first part of the book is largely narrative and full of interesting observations and anecdotes, while the second is more analytical and reflective and has shorter chapters. Altogether this makes reading the book as a whole an easy, but reflective and rewarding experience."--Christoph Uehlinger, Religion

Arie L. Molendijk is Professor of History of Christianity and Philosophy at the University of Groningen. He studied Theology, Philosophy, and Drama at the University of Leiden. Molendijk has extensively published in the history of ideas, in particular Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Theology, Religious studies, and Philosophy.

"This is an important and eminently readable book." -- Lukas Pokorny, University of Vienna, Religious Studies Review

"This book is primarily useful in providing some of the background that informed the making of the SBE series." --Reading Religion

"[T]here are real rewards to be found in [Molendijk's book] Above all, it is good to see an entire volume dedicated to Müller, who, although a frequent guest star in studies of Victorian literature, rarely receives sustained attention himself."--Sebastian LeCourt, Victorian Studies

"Arie Molendijk's history of that vast publishing project offers a fascinating glimpse of an emerging academic field, as well as a startling portrait of a truly transdisciplinary scholar intent on proving that Eastern religions were essential for an understanding of Western culture."--Janet M. Powers, Religion

"Since the series as such has rarely been the object of close historical research ... Molendijk's monograph is an original and very welcome contribution. ... the first part of the book is largely narrative and full of interesting observations and anecdotes, while the second is more analytical and reflective and has shorter chapters. Altogether this makes reading the book as a whole an easy, but reflective and rewarding experience."--Christoph Uehlinger, Religion