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Sri Lankan Jesuit priest and theologian

Aloysius PierisSJ (born 9 April 1934) is a Sri LankanJesuit priest, theologian, intellect, and the founding director of the Tulana Research Center for Encounter and Dialogue.

Brief Biographical Note on Aloysius Pieris S.J..

Brief Biographical Note on Aloysius Pieris S.J..

In his second lecture, Fr Aloysius Pieris focused on reconciliation and justice as important components in the discourse on sin and salvation.

Bio-Bibliographical Information on REV. FR ALOYSIUS PIERIS, SJ, Theologian and Indologist (prepared by Sr Frances de Silva, the Tulana Archivist and updated by.

ALOYSIUS PIERIS SJ. SRI LANKA.

Aloysius Pieris has tirelessly argued that an Asian theology must confront the two poles of Asian reality together: poverty and religious- ness These two.

Biography

Aloysius Pieris was born in Ampitiya, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka). He was a brilliant student during his days at the prestigious, St. Aloysius' College, Galle. After responding to his call to be a priest of God, the young Aloysius took his Jesuit vows in 1953.

Pieris has three theological degrees, an LPh from Sacred Heart College in Shembaganur, India (1959), STL from the Pontifical Theological Faculty in Naples (1966), and a Th.D.

Aloysius Pieris has correlated the success of a 'metacosmic' religion, which moves away from its point of origin, with the degree to which it is able to.

from Tilburg University (1987). Pieris also has a BA in Pali and Sanskrit from the University of London (1961) and a Ph.D. in Buddhist philosophy from the University of Sri Lanka (1971).^[1][2] He has held academic posts as Franciscan Chair in Mission Studies at Washington Theological U