The Sri Lankan Methodist theologian,
Dr. Lynn Alton de Silva (16 June 1919 – 22 May 1982), was a major pioneer
in Buddhist-Christian dialogue and was one of those who paved the way
for the World Council of Churches‘ commitment to inter-faith work.
In this book, representatives of the WCC, the Pontifical Council
for Interreligious Dialogue and the Ecumenical Institute
for Study and Dialogue in Colombo, together with friends, companions
and a family member pay tribute to his outstanding work and personality.
Picking up major topics of de Silva’s work in Buddhist-Christian dialogue,
renowned and rising specialists also highlight the continuing significance
of his ideas and relate them to the ongoing process of the encounter
between the two religious traditions.

• Lynn A. de Silva (1919-1982) – more (wikipedia.en) >>> 
• Der Theologe Lynn A. de Silva – Die Gestaltungskraft des
  christlich-buddhistischen Dialogs —
  (InterReligiöse Bibliothek – IRB: Dokumente und Diskurse)
• The Ecumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue (EISD),
  Colombo, Sri Lanka (wikipedia.en)
• An dieser Stelle sei auch auf den singhalesischen Theologen
  Antony Fernando  (gest. 2021) verwiesen, vgl. 
•  A. Fernando: Buddhism and Christianity, their inner affinity
  Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 1981, 2vd edition 1983, 133 pp.
• Antony Fernando / Leonard Swidler: Budhismus Made Plain.
  An Introduction for Christans and Jews .Maryknoll, NY: Orbis [1985]
  1992, 5th Printing,  XIX, 138 pp., index
• A. Fernando: Zu den Quellen des Buddhismus. Eine Einführung für Christen. Mainz: Grünewald 1987

With contributions by
Wesley Ariarajah, Thomas Cattoi, Jude Lal Fernando, Marshal Fernando,
James Fredericks, Elizabeth Harris, Petrus Höhensteiger,
Indunil J.K. Kankanamalage, Kurt Gakuru Krammer, Gudrun Löwner,
Andreas Nehring, Joseph O’Leary, Aloysius Pieris, Peniel Rajkumar,
Perry Schmidt-Leukel, Shantha de Silva, André Van der Braak,
Annewieke Vroom, Amos Yong.

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