By- Dr. Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi Reconciliation is a word abundantly used, but misunderstood in many circles. Most records indicate that a fourth century etymological development hails from a Latin root word reconciliāre, to bring together again, […]
By Dr.Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi Sunday, 07 July 2013 00:00 Originally published on http://www.nation.lk/edition/news-features/item/19076-a-study-on-the-art-of-coexisting.html Post-war reconciliation – Part II I discussed last week in Part I (30.06.13) about the possible role that two sides of the conflicted […]
Book review:- Capt Elmo Jayawardena Title: Faithing the Native Soil Author: Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi The book is timely, explaining the roots of religions that are relevant to Sri Lanka and addressing the root causes of ‘faith’ […]
By Dr Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi Sunday, 05 May 2013 00:00 http://www.nation.lk/edition/news-features/item/17646-india%E2%80%99s-reality-dilemma-and-neighbors.html Rajiv Gandhi | Mahatma Gandhi Indian Legislative Assembly elections are looming and are scheduled for nine legislative assemblies. The terms of Karnataka, Delhi, Tripura, […]
By Dr Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi Sunday, 21 April 2013 00:00 http://www.nation.lk/edition/news-features/item/17366-india%E2%80%99s-reality-dilemma-and-neighbors-part-1.html Sri Lanka is a resilient nation and the 2004 Tsunami and its speedy recovery, of course, with International support proves that they as a […]
Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi was appointed Honorary Research Associate (HRA) (Feb 2013) at the MCD University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia in recognition of his long term research area in Religion and its role in the changing global […]
He rocked the ecclesiastical foundations of his church from here in Colombo to Vatican. John Paul II under the instruction of then head of Vatican watch dog (CDF), current pope with the current cardinal of […]
Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi (PhD in majority-minority ethnic and religious conflict, Melbourne College of Divinity, University of Melbourne): Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Religion, Conflict and Social Engagement. He has worked extensively with community groups and social movements in […]