The Role of Religion in Reconciliation

Last updated on: July 26, 2013 at 11:37 am by Andre E. Johnson

The Role of Religion in Reconciliation 2013-07-26T11:37:00-05:00 Andre E. Johnson

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Providing a leadership that heals the wounds of war and transforms the structures of governance into ones that meet the aspirations of both the ethnic majority and minorities is the continuing challenge for our beloved country.

Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne in his address at Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies said, “It is my conviction that the vision and work of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement can contribute in some measure to reconciling the people of our country consisting of all communities and living in different regions. “

Given below the Keynote Address Delivered by Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Founder and President of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement at the National Conference on the Religion and Reconciliation held at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS), Colombo, on 23rd July 13, 2013.

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At the outset I wish to thank Mr.Asanga Abeygoonesekera, Executive Director of Lakshman Kadirgamer Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies, for inviting me to deliver the Keynote address at this National Conference on “The Role of Religion in Reconciliation.”

I understand that this conference is the eighth in a series organized by the Institute where the subject of Reconciliation is being studied and discussed from a number of perspectives. For my part I do not claim to be a scholar or a national leader who can influence the intellectuals and the decision makers in our society. From my student days up to today for nearly sixty six years I have been engaged in working at the grass roots level to empower those who are the poorest and the most powerless in our society. Out of this period over fifty five years were spent with the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement. So my remarks on the subject assigned to me, namely, The Role of Religion in Reconciliation, will be conditioned by the experiences I had both in our country and abroad in carrying out Sarvodaya activities.

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