G. P. V. Somaratna

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	Sri Lanka
Title	Professor
Affiliation	Colombo Theological Seminary
Email	somaratna@cts.lk
Mailing Address	Colombo Theological Seminary 189 Dutugemunu Street Kohuwela Nugegoda, SRI LANKA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phones: 94/11-552-4257 94/11-276-3182 fax: 94/11-552-4956
Websites	http://cts.lk
Countries of Specialization	Sri Lanka
Research Interests	Prof. Somaratna taught at the University of Colombo for 38 years as Head of the Department of History and Political Science, Professor of Modern History and Chief Student Counsellor. He received his doctorate from the University of London. His subsequent theological studies were in Lee University, Cleveland and Fuller Theological Seminary (both US). He is a Visiting Professor at the Truman Institute of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Lee University in Cleveland and Fuller Theological Seminary in California. Prof. Somaratna is a prolific researcher and author of books and articles to academic journals. His most recent contributions have been the Dictionary of Theology (Sinhala, 899 pages), Sinhala Bible Encyclopaedia Volume 1-4; Classical Culture of Israel (Sinhala) are all published by CTS.
Publications	Articles published by the Journals of the Colombo Theological Seminary (JCTS). - Hero of the Cross: Mission of Colonel Arnolis Weerasooriya (1857 - 1888) (2001). - The Superficial Success of the Reformation and the Ttrials of the Catholic Church (1658 - 1796) in Sri lanka (2003). - Sri Lanka, Christianity, Buddhism and Islam at the Dawn of the Sixteenth Century (2005)
Keywords	Sri Lankan history ; history of Christianity ; Buddhism ; caste studies ; ...