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    Aloysius Pieris

    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.

    Biography

    Aloysius Pieris was born in Ampitiya, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka).

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    • 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.

    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