David Cowling (Emeritus Coordinator, GRASSROOTS) Southampton, United Kingdom “What hope does a nation have if religion, which is a path for social transformation, has degenerated and this very degeneration and corruption are devotionally pursued like […]
By Reviewed by Salma Yusuf Sunday, 23 September 2012 00:00 Faithing a Native Soil: Dilemmas and Aspirations of Post-colonial Buddhists and Christians in Sri Lanka by Dr. Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi The release of the publication titled […]
Faithing the Native Soil: Dilemmas and Aspirations of Post-Colonial Buddhists and Christians in Sri Lanka. By Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi. (Colombo: Centre for Society and Religion, 2012.) Reviewed by Peniel Jesudason Rufus Rajkumar In a comprehensive manner he […]
Dr. Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi Theosophical Society led by Henry Olcott and Madame Blavatsky, as well as the formation of the Young Men’s Buddhist Association, helped shape an intellectual identity in opposition to the colonially-dominant Christian and […]
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’ […]
