Rayan's aim is to make liberation religious and religion liberational. He utilises religion for purposes of liberation but he does not reduce it to a device for secular ends, it is to be appreciated for own beauty. Rayan wishes to keep hold of transcendence, to maintain the meta-narrative in his understanding of reality. In his context it is perfectly natural to be religious and to appreciate the spiritual and, as he argues, Enlightenment thought, in its materialism, is impoverished in this respect. So are meta-narratives.
Truth is notoriously difficult to grasp.
Its actualisation is fleeting. It's precise location is uncertain. In pointing India to Christ in a way that is sympathetic to Indian religion and culture, Rayan does the church a great service. Whether the people of India come to agree with Rayan that the Spirit of Christ is the source of Bread and Breath will be up to them. Essays in Honour of Samuel Rayan SJ .