Religion in Sri Lanka - Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Christianity in Sri Lanka, Hinduism in Sri Lanka, Islam in Sri Lanka, Places of Worship in Sri (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Christianity in Sri Lanka, Hinduism in Sri Lanka, Islam in Sri Lanka, Places of worship in Sri Lanka, Seminaries and theological colleges in Sri Lanka, Temples in Sri Lanka, Lynn de Silva's theology, Sri Lankan Moors, American Ceylon Mission, Gal Vihara, Mahavamsa, Kataragama, Polonnaruwa Vatadage, Solosmasthana, List of Hindu temples in Sri Lanka, Theological College of Lanka, Mihintale, Saman, Amarapura Nikaya, Diyawadana Nilame, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sri Lanka, Vallipuram, Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery, Relic of the tooth of the Buddha, Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha, Hatadage, Culavamsa, Asokaramaya Buddhist Temple, Roman Catholicism in Sri Lanka, Embekka Devalaya, Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism, Hatthikuchchi, Rankoth Vehera, Freedom of religion in Sri Lanka, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, Natha Devale, Kandy, List of Mahamevnawa branches, Deva people, Vidyodaya Pirivena, Bishop of Colombo, Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Dasa sil mata, Muslim National Unity Alliance, Lanka Lutheran Church, Batticotta Seminary, The Buddhist, Suvisuddharamaya, Ramanna Nikaya, Protestantism in Sri Lanka, Siladhara, Vidyalankara Pirivena, Reswehera. Excerpt: Lynn de Silva's theology began at an early stage in Lynn de Silva's ministry, when his interest in Buddhism and its culture began to increase. He believed that the credibility of Christianity depended on its ability to relate to Buddhism, which was the faith of the majority of the Sri Lankan population. His objective was to develop a richer appreciation of the similarities between Buddhism and Christianity, in particular, to communicate the Christian message in a manner that the Sri Lankan culture understood, and to construct a theology that is focused towards the Buddhist cultural environment. To this end, he used...