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  • “Justice” in Rerum Novarum (1891) and After 
    Abeyasingha, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The present author has found it rather difficult to obtain an overview of the content of “justice” as found in Catholic Social Teaching. Study of the relevant documents seems to point to the fact that the scope of the ...
  • New and Home-grown: A Postcolonial Approach to ‘Theology in Context’ 
    Hettiarachchi, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The paper focuses on the significance of ‘context’ to theology and how the postcolonial perspective could be deployed to reassess theology in context informed by praxis. The South Asian landmass and its people were subjugated ...
  • Obstacle to Discernment of God’s Will: Satan, Evil Spirit, or Reason misled by Self-love? 
    Aloysius, P.S.J. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Christianity, as a theistic religion, defines spirituality as obedience (i.e., hearing and doing) God’s Word/Will, not without discussion, dialogue and even debate. This process of hearing and doing implies a mental ...
  • Old Age and Well-Being in Christian Thought 
    Lee, K.H. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Today, population ageing is taking place in nearly all the countries of the world. Consequently, how to cope with ageing has become a major issue in modern society. A predominant view in our society is that people become ...
  • Preaching Christ and Him Crucified: A Spiritual Study on the Interior Experience of Saint Paul on the Road to Damascus and of Saint Eugene on Good Friday 
    Sylvester, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    On the road to Damascus, St. Paul had a profound experience of Risen Christ as the Son of God. He accepted Jesus as the Son of God. The experience of Risen Christ shattered his idea of the Divine and opened to him new ...
  • Proselytization in Socially Discriminated Estate Tamil Community 
    Fernando, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The paper focuses on the proselytization of Estate Tamils by evangelical groups. It is evident that some Estate Tamils who are attracted to these groups come from socially and emotionally depressed backgrounds. The up ...
  • A Redaction-Critical Study of Petavatthu 
    Gamage, A.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Applying the methods of Biblical criticism particularly Redaction criticism this paper presents a redaction-critical study of Petavatthu-pāḷi (the seventh book of Khuddakanikāya in the Pāli canon). While doctrinal, ...
  • Religion and Public Attitudes towards Amnesty in Northern Ireland: Is There a God Gap? 
    Brewer, J.D.; Hayes, B.C. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The granting of amnesties has now become a cornerstone of peacebuilding efforts in societies emerging from conflict. Yet, to date, the role of religion in determining attitudes towards such arrangements remains highly ...
  • A Study of the Traditional Lenten Pasan Singing 
    Weerakkody, I.S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The paper is a research on the Pasan chants of the Catholic communities in Doowa, Pitipana and Wahakotte in Sri Lanka. The Catholic Church has organized its worship into five different phases spread throughout the year, ...
  • Thomistic Influence on Natural Law 
    Amarasinghe, P. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    St. Thomas Aquinas stands as an ivory tower in the world of western jurisprudence. Ecclesiastical works he compiled inspired later generations of jurists to reinterpret the form of natural law. During the dark period between ...
  • Thomistic Theory of Friendship: Interpretation of Charity as Amicitia Hominis ad Deum 
    Wellington, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    A person is justified in saying that St. Thomas’ notion of friendship (amicitia) is a reworking of the classical Aristotelian notion of friendship in the light of Christian faith. In this process, he makes every possible ...

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