Asie du Sud

Sri Lanka

Professor

Colombo Theological Seminary

somaratna@cts.lk

Colombo Theological Seminary
189 Dutugemunu Street
Kohuwela
Nugegoda, SRI LANKA

phones: 94/11-552-4257
94/11-276-3182
fax: 94/11-552-4956

http://cts.lk

Sri Lanka

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.

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)

Sri Lankan history ; history of Christianity ; Buddhism ; caste studies ; ...