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Book Reviews

Reflections: FAITHING THE NATIVE SOIL……

November 14, 2013 Hettiviththi Book Reviews

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 […]

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A historical narration of two major faiths

November 13, 2013 Hettiviththi Book Reviews

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 […]

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Faithing the Native Soil: Dilemmas and Aspirations of Post-Colonial Buddhists and Christians in Sri Lanka: Reviewed by Peniel Jesudason Rufus Rajkumar

November 11, 2013 Hettiviththi Book Reviews

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 […]

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Discusses Buddhist identity under British rule-Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi’s Faithing the Native Soil

September 24, 2013 Hettiviththi Book Reviews

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 […]

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Religions and mumbo-jumbo?

June 13, 2013 Hettiviththi Book Reviews

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’ […]

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A timely publication

September 22, 2012 Hettiviththi Book Reviews

Read this article on Lakbima

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Faithing the Native Soil: Dilemmas and Aspirations of Post colonial Buddhists in Christians in Sri Lanka

August 31, 2012 Hettiviththi Book Reviews
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Dr Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi, Universities of Colombo & Kelaniya

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