2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/36193Non-perturbative quantum general relativity provides a possible framework to analyze issues related to black hole thermodynamics from a fundamental perspective. A pedagogical account of the recent developments in this area is given. The emphasis is on the conceptual and structural issues rather than technical subtleties. The article is addressed to post-graduate students and beginning researchers.21 pages, 4 figures, published in `Black Holes, Gravitational Radiation and the Universe', Essays in honor of C.V. Vishveshwara, Ed. B.R. Iyer and B. Bhawal, Kluwer, NetherlandsGeneral Relativity and Quantum CosmologyHigh Energy Physics - Theorytext