Background
Ariarajah, S. Wesley was born on December 2, 1941 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Son of Ponniah David and Grace Annalukshimi (Sinnappu).
(A plea for reading and understanding the Bible not as a d...)
A plea for reading and understanding the Bible not as a dividing wall between religious communities but as a 'lamp that sheds illumination on the life of Christians as they seek to live with people of other faiths'. Most Christians in the modern world live in situations of religious pluralism. They are constantly challenged, at many levels, to relate to people of other living faiths. But is the Bible supportive of a life in dialogue? That is the question The Bible and People of Other Faiths seeks to answer.
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Ariarajah, S. Wesley was born on December 2, 1941 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Son of Ponniah David and Grace Annalukshimi (Sinnappu).
Bachelor of Science, Madras Christian College, India, 1963. Bachelor's Degree, United Theological College, Bangalore, India, 1966. Master of Theology, Princeton Seminary, New Jersey, 1972.
M. Phil., University London, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1987.
Minister Methodist Church of Sri Lanka, Jaffna, 1966-1968. Lecturer Theological College Lanka, Pilimatalawa, Sri Lanka, 1969-1971. Chairman North and East District Methodist Church, Jaffna, 1974-1981.
Program staff WCC program on Dialogue with People of Living Faiths, Geneva, 1981-1983. Director World Council Churches program on Dialogue with People of Living Faiths, 1983-1991. Deputy general secretary World Council Churches, 1991—1997.
Professor Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, since 1997.
(A plea for reading and understanding the Bible not as a d...)
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Author: Dialogue, 1980, The Bible and People of Other Faiths, 1986, Hindus and Christians: A Century of Protestant Ecumenical Thought, Currents of Encounter Series, Volunteer 5, 1991, Did I Betray the Gospel-The Letters of Paul and the Place of Women, Risk Series, 1996, Not Without My Neighbor-Issues in Interfaith Dialogue, W.C.C., 1998. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Son of; married Christine Shyamala Chinniah, December 7, 1953. Children: Sudharshini, Niroshini, Anushini.