A.  Research Interests

Christian Civilization, Christian Philosophy, Christian Theology, Public Theology, Themes related to Christian Studies, War and Psycho-Social Challenges.        

B.  Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Philosophy (BPh, Rome)
  Class: Second Upper
  Research Title: The Philosophical Concept of Man as it Evolves from Thomas Aquinas to Teilhard de Chardin

• Bachelor of Theology (BTh, Rome)
  Class: First
  Research Title: Formation of Basic Christian Communities and the Challenges Encountered

• Master of Philosophy (Licentiate in Philosophy) (LPh, Rome)
  Class: First
  Research Title: Thomistic Ontological Concept of Person and the Issue of Human Cloning

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Rome)
  Class: Second Upper
  Research Title: Philosophical Anthropological Implications of Biotechnology: An Investigation based on Thomas Aquinas and Hans Jonas (Effective Date: 30 November 2008)

C.  Resource Person

1. Staff Development Centre of the University of Jaffna (Induction Programme for the Probationary Staff)
2. Department of Western Classical Culture and Christian Culture of the University of Kelaniya (Workshop on ‘Theology of Peace’)
3. Caritas – Human Development Centre (Training Programme for Youth and NGOs)
4. Teaching Nuns of the Holy Family of Bordeaux, Jaffna Province (Workshop on ‘Exploring the Context and Encountering the World’)
5. Jaffna Diocesan Centre for Religious Education and the Department of Education of the District of Jaffna (Seminar for the G.C.E. A/L Staff of Christian Civilization)
6. Centre for Open and Distance Learning, University of Jaffna (Workshop on ‘Course Module Development’)
7. Faculty of Arts and Culture of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka (Workshop on ‘Curriculum Development for Interdisciplinary Course Units in Christianity’)
8. ‘Ahavoli’ which is an Academic, Counseling and Pastoral Institution of the Diocese of Jaffna (Input on ‘Logo’ Therapy of Victor Frankle)

D.  Research Supervision

Undergraduate (ACCC 42046 – Research and Dissertation)

1. 2011/A/SPI/333
2. 2011/A/SPI/330
3. 2012/A/SPI/506
4. 2012/A/SPI/624
5. 2012/A/SPI/642
6. 2013/A/SPI/274
7. 2013/A/SPI/283
8. 2013/A/SPI/293
9. 2013/A/SPI/298
10. 2013/A/SPI/300
11. 2013/A/SPI/328
12. 2013/A/SPI/329
13. 2013/A/SPI/333
14. 2013/A/SPI/376
15. 2014/A/SPI/287
16. 2011/A/SPI/290
17. 2014/A/SPI/288
18. 2014/A/SPI/345
19. 2015/A/SPI/263
20. 2015/A/SPI/292
21. 2015/A/SPI/313
22. 2015/A/SPI/314
23. 2015/A/SPI/371
24. 2015/A/SPI/372
25. 2015/A/SPI/379
26. 2015/A/SPI/462
27. 2016/A/SPI/505
28. 2016/A/SPI/534
29. 2016/A/018
30. 2016/A/SPI/511
31. 2016/A/SPI/604
32. 2016/A/SPI/618
33. 2016/A/SPI/631

Postgraduate Supervision

• Co-supervisor (MPhil): FGS/M.Phill./RPS/Chr/2016/01 – Completed on 18/04/2019
• Co-supervisor (MPhil): FGS/M.Phil./RPS/Phi/2018/01 – Reading
• Supervisor (MPhil): FGS/M.Phil./RPS/Chr/2014/01
• Supervisor (PhD): FGS/Ph.D./RPS/Chr/2020/01
• Supervisor (PhD): FGS/Ph.D./RPS/Chr/2020/02

E.  Reviewer

1. Reviewer of the research papers of ‘Juice – 2018’ (Jaffna University International Research Conference) which was held on the 27th and 28th September 2018 on the theme ‘Towards a Safer Future’.
2. Reviewer of the research papers relevant to the fields of Christian Civilization / Christian Studies / Christian Theology for the ‘National Conference on Plural Sri Lanka: Exploration of Paths to Reconciliation – 2021’ organized by National Peace Council of Sri Lanka.
3. Reviewer of the research papers relevant to the fields of Christian Civilization / Christian Studies / Christian Theology for ‘Jaffna Science Association’ (JSA) from 2015 to date.
4. Reviewer of the research papers of first ‘International Research Conference on Christian Studies’ (IRCCS) at the University of Jaffna organized by the Department of Christian and Islamic Civilizations which was held on the 08th and 09th of December, 2018 on the theme ‘Towards a New Christian Humanistic Ethos’.
5. Reviewer of the Faculty Research Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Culture of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
6. Reviewer of the research papers on Conference on Tamilology

F.  Contribution to Curriculum Design, Development and Revision

1. Chairman of the ‘Department Committee for Curriculum Design, Development and Revision’ of the Dept. of Christian Civilization from 2018 to date.
2. Member of the CDRMC (Curriculum Development, Revision and Monitoring Committee) of the Faculty of Arts from January 2021 to date.
3. Member of the sub-committee for the amendment of the structure of the BA degree programmes of the Faculty of Arts from February 2017. (Served as editor at the initial stages)
4. Invited member of the curriculum development for the interdisciplinary course units in Christianity of the Faculty of Arts and Culture of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka.

G.  Introduction of New Courses

The curriculum revision of the Bachelor of Arts (General and Honours) Degrees in Christian Civilization was commenced in 2019. As chairman of the ‘Department Committee for Curriculum Design, Development and Revision’ the following new course units were introduced in the revised curriculum:

1. CCC   1023      Introduction to Christian Studies – 03 Credits
2. CCEH 2033     Pluralism and Inter-religious Dialogue – 03 Credits
3. CCCH 3043     Christian Social Teachings – 03 Credits
4. CCCH 3053     Christian Anthropology – 03 Credits
5. CCCH 3093     Religions of South Asia: Comparative Study – 03 Credits
6. CCCH 4023     Christianity and Gender Perspectives – 03 Credits
7. CCCH 4033     Ethics of Globalization – 03 Credits
8. CCCH 4043     Christianity and Environmental Studies – 03 Credits
9. CCCH 4053     Christianity and Human Rights – 03 Credits
10. CCCH 4063     Internship – 03 Credits

H.  Introduction of a New Postgraduate Degree Programme – ‘Master of Christian Studies’

A new postgraduate degree programme named ‘Master of Christian Studies’ was designed to be conducted through the Faculty of Graduate Studies. It is launched with the approval of the UGC in March 2022. This degree programme meets Level 9 of SLQF and of one academic year programme with two semesters which will be conducted over a period of twelve months (during weekends), including a research project.

I.  Evaluation

• Setting, moderation and marking the answer scripts and assignments of the internal and external course units.
• Examiner for the candidates of ‘Master of Philosophy’ in Christian Civilization at the Faculty of Graduate Studies from 2015.
• Moderator and second examiner for the course units CH 1112, CH 2112, CH 2122, CH 2212, CH 3112 and CH 3122 of the Discipline of Christianity in the Faculty of Arts and Culture of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka from 2016.
• Chief examiner for the G.C.E. A/L examination in 2015 and 2017.

J.  Editor / Member of Editorial Boards

• Chief Editor: மெய்யியல் நோக்கு – a Philosophical Journal published by the Department of Philosophy of St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary, Columbuthurai, Jaffna, from 2002 to 2006.
• Member of the editorial board of ‘The Sri Lanka Journal of South Asian Studies’, A Refereed Bi-annual Journal Published by the Faculty of Arts of the University of Jaffna from 2015 to 2018.
• Managing editor of ‘The Sri Lanka Journal of South Asian Studies’, A Refereed Bi-annual Journal Published by the Faculty of Arts of the University of Jaffna from 2018 to 2021.
• Member and track in charge of ‘Humanities and Fine Arts’ and a member of the Editorial Board of the ‘Juice – 2016’ (Jaffna University International Research Conference) which was held on the 12th and 13th of August 2016 on the theme ‘Towards a Greener Future’.

A.  Journal Articles

• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2015), “Thomistic Philosophical Anthropology: An Aristotelian – Thomistic Project”, in The Sri Lankan Journal of South Asian Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, November 2015, 55-63. [ISSN: 2386-1956]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2015), “Discovery and Affirmation of the Concept of ‘Human Person’ by Christian Philosophy”, in Krisansa, A Journal Published by the Christian Culture Society, University of Kelaniya, vol. 3, no. 2, December 2015, 526 – 542. [ISSN: 2345-9379]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2018), “The Paradoxical Theme of ‘Love unto Death’: Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and the Christian Perspective of ‘Self-Gifting’ Love”, in The Sri Lankan Journal of South Asian Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, April 2018, 76-90. [ISSN: 2386-1956]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2018), “Understanding the Phenomenon of Violence: A Perspective of Philosophical Anthropology”, in Chinthanaloka: Journal of Philosophy and Education, vol. 3, Institute of Philosophy and Humanities, Ahungalla, September 2018, 37-56. [ISSN: 2536-8486]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2018), “Creationism or Evolutionism: an Optimistic View of Evolutionism by Teilhard de Chardin” – Part I”, in Living Faith, Sri Lanka National Seminary Journal, vol. 18, no. 01 (July 2018), 45-65. [ISSN: 1391-6386]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2018), “Creationism or Evolutionism: an Optimistic View of Evolutionism by Teilhard de Chardin” – Part II”, in Living Faith, Sri Lanka National Seminary Journal, vol. 18, no. 02 (December 2018), 49-66. [ISSN: 1391-6386]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2019), “Homo Faber: a Philosophy of Technology and Ethical Implications”, in Jnanadeepa: Pune Journal of Religious Studies, vol. 23, no.1, Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, January – June 2019, 117-141. [ISSN: 0972-33315]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2019), “A Religio – Philosophical Analysis of the Contemporary Moral Dilemmas in Family Values with Special Reference to Key Bioethical Issues” in Living Faith, Sri Lanka National Seminary Journal, vol. 19, no. 02 (December 2019), 25-35. [ISSN: 1391-6386]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2020), “The Value – Fact Dichotomy: A Post-modern Perspective on the Crossroads of Religion and Science”, in Living Faith, Sri Lanka National Seminary Journal, vol. 20, no. 01 (December 2020), 118-130. [ISSN: 1391-6386]
• Paul Rohan J.C., (2021), Religious Indifference and Lived Atheism: The ‘Religious Pulse’ of the World at Present, in Vidyankur: Journal of Philosophical and Theological Studies, XXIII/1(Jan-June 2021), 56-64. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4718227 [ISSN: 2320-9429]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2021), “Challenges and Opportunities for Co-Existence: A Sri Lankan Christian Perspective”, in South Asian Journal of Religion and Philosophy (SAJRP), 2 (2), 1-18
• Paul Rohan,J. C., (2022), “God is Dead”: Envisaging a New Theology after Nietzsche’s Obituary” in AUC: Asian Journal of Religious Studies, 67/2), 11 – 26. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5829325

B.  Books

Written

• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2008), Philosophical Anthropological Implications of Biotechnology: An Investigation based on Thomas Aquinas and Hans Jonas (Extractum ex Dissertatione ad Doctoratum in Facultate Philosophiae), (First Edition), Romae: Pontificia Universitas Urbaniana.
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2021), Philosophical Anthropological Implications of Biotechnology: An Investigation based on Thomas Aquinas and Hans Jonas (Extractum ex Dissertatione ad Doctoratum in Facultate Philosophiae), (Second Edition), Pickering (Ca): Centre for Human Rights. [ISBN: 978-0-9879597-4-4]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2020), (உலகில் கிறிஸ்தவ வரலாறு: ஒரு மறு வாசிப்பு) History of Christianity in the World: A Rereading, Thirunelvely: Good Shepherd Centre. [Tamil Medium] [ISBN: 978-624-96945-0-7]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2020), (கிறிஸ்தவ மெய்யியல்) Christian Philosophy, Thirunelvely: Good Shepherd Centre. [Tamil Medium] [ISBN: 978-624-96945-1-4]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2021), (மானுடமைய இறையியற் செல்நெறிகள்) Anthropocentric Theological Trends, Thirunelvely: Good Shepherd Centre. [Tamil Medium] [ISBN: 978-624-96945-2-1]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2021), (இறையியல்: ஓர் இறை அனுபவ அறிவியல்)  Theology: A Science of God-experience, Thirunelvely: Good Shepherd Centre. [Tamil Medium] [ISBN: 978-624-96945-3-8]
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2021), (சமகாலக் கிறிஸ்தவச் செல்நெறிகளின் பின்புலங்கள்) The Backgrounds of Current Christian Trends, Thirunelvely: Good Shepherd Centre. [Tamil Medium] [ISBN:978-624-96945-4-5]

Edited

• கிருபானந்தம், சா. பி., (2009), இறை தொடுவானம், (தொகுப்பு), போல் றொகான், J.C., யாழ்ப்பாணம்: யாழ். மறைமாவட்டக் குருக்கள் ஒன்றியம். [ISBN: 978-955-0068-00-5] (A posthumous edition of the collection of essays written by the author)
• ததேயுஸ் டேஸர், (2006), விசுவாசத்தின் வித்துக்கள், (தொகுப்பு), போல் றொகான், J.C., கொழும்புத்துறை: புனித சவேரியார் குருத்துவக் கல்லூரி. [ISBN: 978-096-89820-0-6]
• வேல் மாறன், (2006), (தொகுப்பு), போல் றொகான், J.C., கொழும்புத்துறை: புனித சவேரியார் குருத்துவக் கல்லூரி.
• Paul Rohan, J.C. – A.F. Jeyasegaram (eds.), (2015), Voice of a Prophet: A Festschrift for Rev. Dr. S.J. Emmanuel to mark his 80^th Birthday, Toronto: CanaCathThuthan Publications.

Translated

• Paul Rohan, J.C., (trans.), (2010), Common Norms for Writing the Academic Papers and Research Papers (translated from Italian to English), Columbuthurai: Department of Philosophy of St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary.

C. Articles in Popular Journals

• போல் றொகான், J.C., (1998), “மெய்யியல் அணுகுமுறையில் ஆன்மீகம் – ஒரு கண்ணோட்டம்”,  மெய்யியல் நோக்கு, (Philosophical Journal), vol. 2, no. 1, August 1998,  Columbuthurai: Department of Philosophy of St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2002), “வேடங்களையெல்லாம் களைந்து … மனித ஆள் பற்றிய எண்ணக்கருவிற்கு ஓர் அறிமுகம்”, மெய்யியல் நோக்கு, (Philosophical Journal), vol. 3, no. 1, October 2002,  Columbuthurai: Department of Philosophy of St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2005), “பின்நவீனத்துவம் எனும் சிந்தனையாக்கத்தின் முக்கிய விற்பன்னர்கள்”, மெய்யியல் நோக்கு, (Philosophical Journal), vol. 5, no. 2, March 2005,  Columbuthurai: Department of Philosophy of St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2006), “வன்முறையியலின் மானிடவியல்”, மெய்யியல் நோக்கு, (Philosophical Journal), vol. 6, no. 1, February 2006,  Columbuthurai: Department of Philosophy of St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary.

D.  Feature Articles

• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2011), “வாழ்வால் உதாரணமாகி…!”, கிறிஸ்தவ ஆய்வரங்கக் கையேடு, கிறிஸ்தவ மன்றம்: யாழ்ப்பாண தேசிய கல்வியியற் கல்லூரி, (31.10.2011), 22 – 29.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2011), “சில்லாலையில் கிறிஸ்தவமும் மறைப்பணியாளர்களும்: ஒரு வரலாற்றுப் பார்வை”, சில்லாலையம், 60வது யூபிலி ஆண்டு சிறப்பு மலர், சில்லாலை: கதிரை மாதா ஆலயம், (15.08.2017), 63 – 95.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2014), “தரிசன பூமி” (Contextual Theology), தீர்க்கநாதம், A Festschrift for Rev. Dr. S.J. Emmanuel to Mark his 80^th Birthday, Toronto: CanaCathThuthan Publications, 72 – 80.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2007), “கிழக்கும் (ஆசியாக் கண்டம்) மேற்கும் (ஐரோப்பாக் கண்டம்) திருத்தந்தையுடன் இணைந்து ஒரே நேரத்தில் பங்கேற்ற மாபெரும் திருச்செபமாலை நிகழ்வு”, CanaCathThuthan (Canadian Tamil Catholic Messenger), vol.2, no.3, April 01, 2007. (Toronto: CanaCathThuthan Publications), pages 10 and 24.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2007), “வரலாற்றில் திருத்தூதர் பவுல் மீதான போர்ப்பிரகடனங்கள்: பவுல் ஆண்டுப் பிரகடனப் பின்னணியில் ஒரு பார்வை”, CanaCathThuthan (Canadian Tamil Catholic Messenger), vol.2, no.6, October 27, 2007. (Toronto: CanaCathThuthan Publications), page 5 and 26.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2007), “புண்ணிய பூமி – தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட இனம்: சில சிந்தனைகள்”, CanaCathThuthan (Canadian Tamil Catholic Messenger), vol.3, no.10, December 18, 2007. (Toronto: CanaCathThuthan Publications), page 9 and 26.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2008), “நற்கருணை: மிகச் சாதாரண அடையாளத்தில் பொதிந்துள்ள மாபெரும் உண்மை”, CanaCathThuthan (Canadian Tamil Catholic Messenger), vol.3, no.3, May 24, 2008. (Toronto: CanaCathThuthan Publications), page 25.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2003), “சங்க இலக்கியங்களில் வெளிப்படும் ஆக்கபூர்வமான பூகோளமயமாதற் கருத்துக்கள்”, இறையியல் களஞ்சியம்”, புரட்டாதி 2003. (Irai Iyal Kalanjiyam – Tamil Theological Journal), vol. 17, September 2003, சுன்னாகம்: இலங்கை கிறிஸ்தவ குருத்துவக் கல்லூரி மருதனார்மடம், 11 – 20.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2007), “மரியா: சுய விடுதலையடைந்த ஒரு பெண்”, CanaCathThuthan (Canadian Tamil Catholic Messenger), vol.2, no.7, November 08, 2007. (Toronto: CanaCathThuthan Publications), pages 08-10.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2007), “மானிடவியல் நோக்கில் திருயாத்திரைகள்: ஓர் அறிமுகம்”, CanaCathThuthan (Canadian Tamil Catholic Messenger), vol.2, no.2, March 07, 2007. (Toronto: CanaCathThuthan Publications), pages 08-10.
• போல் றொகான், J.C., (2008), “‘ஆன்மா’ அற்ற ஆன்மீகமும், ‘மனிதம்’ மறந்த மானிடமும்: தவக்கால ஆன்மீக புதுப்பித்தலின் தேவைக்கான அடிப்படைகள்”, CanaCathThuthan (Canadian Tamil Catholic Messenger), vol.3, no.2, March 07, 2008. (Toronto: CanaCathThuthan Publications), pages 07-08.

E.  Published Orations

• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2002), “Personhood and the Issue of Human Cloning”, Lectio Brevis (Inaugural Day Lecture) for the academic year 2002/2003 at St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary, Columbuthurai, Jaffna, 01.10.2002.
• Paul Rohan, J.C., (2009), “Issues of Philosophical Anthropology Resulting from the Impact of Biotechnology on Human Nature”, Lectio Brevis (Inaugural Day Lecture) for the academic year 2009/2010 at St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary, Columbuthurai, Jaffna, 01.10.2009. (This Higher Education Institution is affiliated to the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy. This University is listed in the handbook of internationally recognized universities of the UGC.)
• Guest Speaker on the 16^th of March 2019 to mark the 49^th Annual Chesterton English Academy Day of the National Seminary of Our Lady of Lanka, Ampitiya and delivered the Guest Lecture on the topic (This Higher Education Institution is affiliated to the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy. This University is listed in the handbook of internationally recognized universities of the UGC.) Published as: Paul Rohan, J.C., (2019), “The Place of Values in the World of Facts: The Post Modern Perspectives”, Ampitiya: Chesterton English Academy of the National Seminary of Our Lady of Lanka.
• ‘Christian Post-Modernism: A Contemporary Perspective’ – Bishop B. Deogupillai Endowment Lecture delivered on 25. 10. 2021 organized by the Jaffna Diocesan Priest Union. Published as: போல் றொகான், J.C., (2021), கிறிஸ்தவப் பின்நவீனத்துவம்: ஒரு சமகாலப் பார்வை, ஆயர் வ. தியோகுப்பிள்ளை அறக்கொடைப் பேருரை (25.10.2021), யாழ்ப்பாணம்: யாழ். மறைமைாவட்டக் குருக்கள் ஒன்றியம்.

A.  Department Teaching

• •  Visiting Lecturer: From 2005 to 2013

Courses Taught:

1. ACCC 31013:  Christian Philosophical Thoughts
2. ACCC 41053:  Research Methodology in Christian Civilization

• • Permanent Lecturer: From 01. 02. 2015 to date

Courses Being Taught (Old Syllabus)

1. ACCC 11013: Introduction to Christian Civilization
2. ACCC 11023: Introduction to Biblical Studies
3. ACCC 21013: Synoptic Gospels and Acts of the Apostles  
4. ACCC 21023: Tamil Christian Literature
5. ACCC 21033: Sri Lankan Christian Art
6. ACCC 21043: Pentateuch
7. ACCC 31013: Christian Philosophical Thoughts
8. ACCC 31023: Sketches of Sri Lankan Church History
9. ACCC 31033: Prophets, Wisdom and Historical Writings   
10. ACCC 31043: Church and the Laity
11. ACCC 41013: Christian Spirituality and Mysticism 
12. ACCC 41023: Church and Society
13. ACCC 41033: Current Trends in Christianity
14. ACCC 41043: Christian Worship & Sacraments
15. ACCC 41053: Research Methodology in Christian Civilization
16. ACCC 12013: Introduction to Christian Thought
17. ACCC 22043: Nature and Mission of the Church
18. ACCC 32013: Christianity and its Founder  
19. ACCC 42013: Christian Eschatology
20. ACCC 42023: Christianity in South Asia

Courses Being Taught (New Syllabus)

1. CCC 11013: Introduction to Christian Civilization
2. CCC 12023: Introduction to Christian Studies
3. CCCH 21013: The Bible: The Old Testament
4. CCEH 21013: Christian Perspective of Leadership
5. CCCH 22013: The Bible: The New Testament

B.  Inter Faculty Teaching

• • • Faculty of Graduate Studies – Master of Culture

MCS 10403: Religion and Culture

• • • Faculty of Graduate Studies – Diploma in Education

DED 1208.9: Methodology of Teaching Christianity

C.  Intra Faculty Teaching

1. Department of Law – ACSA 11010: Social Harmony (From 2017/2018)
2. Department of Sociology – ASYC 31043: Sociology of Religion (From 2019/2020)
3. Department of Linguistics and English – AENC 41023: Writings of John Milton (From 2020/2021)

D.  Teaching at Centre for Open and Distance Learning

• • • Input and Evaluation (Old Structure):

1. Ex. CCG 1.1: Greco – Roman and Jewish Civilizations
2. Ex. CCG 1.2: The History and Growth of Christian Civilization
3. Ex. CCG 2.1: Judeo – Christian Civilizations: History and Growth
4. Ex. CCG 2.2: Christian Scriptures: Historico – Thematic Study
5. Ex. CCG 3.1: Christian Philosophy and Theology
6. Ex. CCG 3.2: Christian Art and Literature

• • • Teaching and Evaluation (New Structure)

1. Ex. ACCC 11013:      Introduction to Christian Civilization
2. Ex. ACCC 11023:      Introduction to Biblical Studies
3. Ex. ACCS 11012:       Rights and Duties of Christians in the Church
4. Ex. ACCS 21012:       Leadership in the Church and in Society

E.  Development of Course Modules

The course modules were completely developed for the underneath course units following the guidelines provided by the CODL.

1. Ex. ACCC 11013:      Introduction to Christian Civilization
2. Ex. ACCS 11012:       Rights and Duties of Christians in the Church
3. Ex. ACCS 21012:       Leadership in the Church and in Society

F.  Teaching in other Higher Education Institutions:

• Permanent Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary, Columbuthurai, Jaffna from 1997 to 2015. (Affiliated to the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy)
• Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary, Columbuthurai, Jaffna from 2015 to date. (Affiliated to the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy)
• Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the National Seminary of Our Lady of Lanka, Ampitiya, Kandy from 2010 to date. (Affiliated to the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy)
• Visiting Lecturer at St. Joseph Vaz Theological College. Jaffna from 2012 to date. (Affiliated to the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy)

A.  Programme Reviewer of the Universities and Higher Education Institutes

Served as a Programme Reviewer for the Programme Reviews conducted by the UGC in 2017 to evaluate the programme review reports of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in the State Universities and HEIs of Sri Lanka.

a) Panel member of the Programme Review team that did the desk evaluation and site visit to the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Kelaniya from the 19^th to 22^nd of September 2017.

b) Panel member of the Programme Review team that did the desk evaluation and site visit to the Faculty of Arts and Culture of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka from the 19^th to 22^nd of November 2017.

B.  Organizer of the ‘International Research Conference on Christian Studies’

The Department of Christian and Islamic Civilizations organized the first ‘International Research Conference on Christian Studies’ at the University of Jaffna in collaboration with the Centre for Performing Arts, Jaffna which was held on the 07^th and 08^th of December 2018. The theme of the Conference was “Towards a New Christian Humanistic Ethos”. I served as the Chairman of the organizing committee and the president of the inaugural function. I wrote the concept note of the conference and also served as one of the reviewers of the research papers.

The international participants were from England, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore and India, and the participation of many scholars from all parts of Sri Lanka made the conference national as well as international. Students and lecturers from the University of Kelaniya and Eastern University of Sri Lanka where Christian studies is incorporated in the academic programme took part in the conference eagerly.

More details of the conference are available in the following website: https://sites.google.com/univ.jfn.ac.lk/irrcs/home

C.  Coordinator of ‘Active Citizen’

The structure of the BA degree programmes of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Jaffna incorporated an Auxiliary Course unit called ‘Active Citizen’ (AACA 11013) for the professional development of the students of the Faculty of Arts. I served as the first coordinator of the course unit. This was planned for the Level I students at the end of the first semester. There were 635 students in the Level I Batch. Since ‘Active Citizen’ is a registered brand-name of the British Council, it was conducted with its collaboration. As the coordinator of the course unit, I made arrangements with the British Council to provide half of the stationary items free of charge, which were needed to conduct the programme for 635 students. The programme was conducted in two sessions. The first session was from the 03^rd to 06^th of March 2020. The second session was from the 17^th to 20^th of March 2020. According to the feedback from the students, the outcome of the programme was marvelous where the students learnt by experience the correct team spirit, social awareness, personality development and leadership models.

D.  Programme Review – 2017

• Served as the Self Evaluation Report (SER) writer for the Cluster on Languages which consisted of 5 study disciplines such as Linguistics, English Literature, Sanskrit, Tamil and Translation Studies from the 05^th of May 2017. The cluster Self Evaluation Report was successfully completed and handed over on the 29^th of June 2017.
• Participated in the workshop on the 27^th of April 2017 which was organized by the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of the UGC on Preparation for Programme Reviews in the Universities and HEIs.
• Chief writer of the Self Evaluation Report of the Department of Christian Civilization. The SER was completed and handed over on the 30^th of May 2017.
• Served as a member of the panel of evaluators of the Self Evaluation Report of the Department of Dance on the 02^nd of April 2018.
• Served as a member of the panel of evaluators of the Self Evaluation Report of the RAFA on the 28^th of April 2018.

E.  AHEAD – Proposal Writer

Chairman of the Proposal Writing Team for the AHEAD project (Accelerating Higher Education, Expansion and Development Operation), a competitive faculty level development project of the World Bank. The proposal was submitted according to the prescribed format of the AHEAD operation team, conducting the need analysis and organizing several meetings with various types of stakeholders within the University and with the private and public sectors. The proposal won the project and the Faculty of Arts was awarded with 100 Million Rupees.

Even after winning the project I led the proposal writing team up to the PAT level, after which I declined being the Chairman of the team and continued to be a coordinator of Activity 04 of the project.

F.  Contribution for the Spiritual Wellbeing

• A member of the ‘Spiritual Hub’ of Ariviyal Nagar representing the Christian Society from 2019 and formulated the ‘Code of Conduct for the Spiritual Hub’ at the request of the Chairman of the Spiritual Hub, Prof. S. Sri Satkunarajah.  
• Served as Chaplain for the Catholic students of the University of Jaffna from 2018 to 2022. The Catholic chaplaincy has two streams, one for Tamil students and another for Sinhalese. Considering the language diversity, I organize spiritual services, psycho-social and counseling programmes for the Tamil and Sinhalese students separately during the weekends. Some common programmes were conducted in English for all the students together. Many outstation students stayed in the hostels and in private homes gathered on every Sunday morning for worship. The first Sunday of the month was allocated for worship in Sinhala language for which a Sinhala priest was invited. On the other Sundays of the month, the worship was in Tamil, however the main sermon and other instructions were delivered in English.    

G.  Contribution to the University

• Member of the committee to develop the components of ‘Codes, Policies and By-Laws’ of the University Calendar of the University of Jaffna. As such I drafted the ‘Preliminaries for the Code of Conduct’ and the entire ‘Code of Conduct for Students’. 
• Member of the Board of Study of Religious and Philosophical Studies of the Faculty of Graduate Studies from February 2017 to 2022.  
• Member of the Board of Study of Languages and Cultural Studies of the Faculty of Graduate Studies from May 2021.  
• Member of the Curriculum Evaluation Committee of the University of Jaffna, which is a subcommittee of the Senate, representing the Faculty of Arts from January 2021. 
• Member of the interim committee to work for the creation of the Gender Cell in the University of Jaffna from 28^th of January 2017. I worked in the committee to prepare the by-laws and SOPs for the Gender Cell which was inaugurated on the 12^th of October 2017.
• Member of the sub-committee of Resource Mobilization to the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (GEEC) of the University of Jaffna from 2017 to 2019. 
• Member of the committee for the preparation of Strategic Management Plan
  for the Faculty of Arts. 
• Member of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the Faculty of Arts.
• Member of the Management Committee of the Staff Development Centre as a Senate nominee.
• Member of the committee for writing proposal for the bifurcation of the Faculty of Arts into Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences from the 09^th of May 2017 for 03 years.
• Member of the committee to formulate ‘Guidelines on Multimodal Online Teaching of the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna’.
• Member of the Faculty Research Committee of the Faculty of Arts from the 20th of July 2017 to 2021.

H.  Creative Work

• “மெய்மையின் ஒரு விடியல்” – “A Dawn of Truth” – a featured documentary prepared and directed in 2009 to mark the Year of St. Paul observed by the whole world.
• “பவனியைப் பாரும்” – a collection of very ancient Tamil classical melodies sung at the procession on the Feast Day of Mother Mary. Sillalai is an ancient Catholic village in the North of the Jaffna Peninsula where the existence of Christianity predates the arrival of Portuguese to Sri Lanka. The specialty in the village is that the classical melodies (விருத்தப் பா) dedicated to Mother Mary are handed on to the generations traditionally for last three hundred years. There is a fear that the future generations might not pursue these classical and traditional melodies due to the adverse effects of modernity and globalization. In order preserve these valuable melodies I made an effort to collect these classical (விருத்தப் பாக்கள்) from the existing senior artists and surviving documents and tried to digitalize for the documentation purpose. It received a popular and enthusiastic welcome from all the people beyond the religious boundaries who love the classics.

I.  Online Seminars

In order to engage the students during the lockdown due to the pandemic, I initiated a Webinar Series to give input on various topics related to their studies. Besides the students, others who are interested in the input also join in them. The webinars take place virtually through the online platform Zoom. It is part of a blended learning system where students learn virtually by being in their residents. So far we have conducted 29 of them in the series.

J.  Participation in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences

• Represented the Faculty of Arts to be a full time participant in a Workshop on “Whole System Thinking and Action Planning for the Transition to English Medium Instruction” organized by AHEAD which took place from the 14^th to 16^th of October 2019 in OMST, AHEAD Operations, Colombo.
• Full time participant in the Symposium on “Empowering Communities to Address Violence against Women and Girls” organized by the ‘Jaffna Social Action Centre’ in collaboration with the ‘British Council’ which was held on the 19^th and 20^th of July 2019.
• Full time participant in the Workshop on “Prevention of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Higher Educational Institutions” organized by the ‘Centre for Gender Equity and Equality’ in collaboration with the ‘Staff Development Centre’ of the University of Jaffna which was held on 13^th November 2019.
• Participated in the workshop organized by the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of the UGC on Preparation for Programme Reviews in Universities on 27.04.2017. 
• Full time participant in Juice – 2018 (Jaffna University International Research Conference) which was held on the 27th and 28th of September 2018 on the theme ‘Towards a Safer Future’.
• Participated in the Workshop organized by the SDC on “Research Methodology in Humanities” and conducted by Prof. Neloufer de Mel and Dr. Harshana Rambukwella on the 13^th of May 2017.
• Participated in the workshop organized by the QAAC of the UGC on Training of Programme Reviewers on 07.06.2017.
• Participated in the Workshop on “Curriculum Design, Revision, Assessment and Evaluation” organized by the SDC and conducted by Prof. Kalyani Perera on th 02^nd and 03^rd of February 2018.

• Participated in the Workshop conducted by the CODL of the University of Jaffna for the preparation of self-learning materials for the external students of new syllabus (semester based) and on ODL methodology held in Batticaloa from 25^th to 27^th of April 2015.

K.  Drafting Documents

• Chairman of the committee for the preparation of Student Record Book of the Faculty of Arts. The final document was handed over on 05.07.2016.
• Prepared the “The Governing by-laws for Students’ Meetings, Functions and Celebrations in the Faculty of Arts, of the University of Jaffna” for the sake bringing discipline and avoiding clashes among the students during their meetings, functions and celebrations. This is considered as one way of practicing zero-tolerance against dragging by the seniorvstudents on the junior students. These by-laws prepared by basing on the University Act No.16 of 1978 as amended by Acts No.7 of 1985 and No. 26 of 1988, UGC Circular, No. 20 of 1998, No. 919 of 15^th January 2010 and No. 902 of 1^st December 2008. Further the ‘Code of Conduct for Students’ which are included in the University Calendar of the University of Jaffna is also incorporated into these by-laws. This was accepted by the Senate of the University of Jaffna during its 457^th Meeting held on the 17^th of August 2021.
• Prepared the draft of the updated History of the Faculty of Arts on behalf of the committee to create a new structure of the BA degree programmes. 
• Drafted the narration on the history of the Faculty of Arts for a documentary regarding the Faculty of Arts.

L.  Contribution to Society and Nation

• Ordained a Catholic priest on the 02^nd of March 1994. I have served as Parish Priest at St. Anthony’s Church, Passaiyoor (1994), St. Thomas’ Church, Point Pedro (1995), Our Lady of Vailankanni, Mulankavil (1996), St. Anthony’s Church, (Moornrampiddy –  Mannar) (1997) and at St. Francis Xavier’s Mission in Thirunelvey, Jaffna (2015 – 2018).
• Director of the Diocesan Commission for Social Communication from 2008 to 2016. This commission is responsible for the official communication of the Diocese of Jaffna. As such, I was in the National Media Committee when Pope Francis visited Sri Lanka on the 13^th of January 2015.
• Programme Reviewer for the Programme Reviews conducted by the UGC in 2017 to evaluate the programme review reports of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in the State Universities and HEIs of Sri Lanka.
• Panel member of the Programme Review team that did the desk evaluation and site visit to the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Kelaniya from the 19^th to 22^nd of September 2017. 
• Panel member of the Programme Review team that did the desk evaluation and site visit to the Faculty of Arts and Culture of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka from the 19^th to 22^nd of November 2017. 
• Member of ‘Advisory Council of Police’ in the Kopay Police area from 2016. 
• Chief Examiner for Advanced Level Christian Civilization Examinations from 2015.
• Organizer of religious pilgrimages. So far I have organized 10 pilgrimages to Israel from 2010 to 2019 and took several pilgrims from the North and East. The purpose of these pilgrimages is to educate the pilgrims about the historical places in Israel where Jesus Christ was born, lived and died. Since I already have experience with these places, I guide the pilgrims giving all the details in Tamil language. Also I have organized religious pilgrimage to the Christian centres in India: Apparition of Our Lady of Vailankanni, Mother Theresa’s centre in Calcutta and St. Joseph Vaz’s birth place in GoaRGHB

Best Paper Award: “Religious Pluralism: a Challenge or an Opportunity for Coexistence? An Assessment from the Sri Lankan Context”, a research paper submitted at the International Conference on Religious Pluralism and world Peace, Minhaj University, Lahore, November, 11 – 12, 2017.

• Head of the Department of Christian and Islamic Civilizations from February 2017 to date.
• Chairman of CDRMC of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
• Chairman Board of Study of Religious and Philosophical Studies of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
• Academic Counsellor of the Department of Christian Civilization.
• Chief examiner for the G.C.E. A/L examination in 2015 and 2017.
• Academic Coordinator of the postgraduate degree programme ‘Master of Christian Studies.
• Head of the Department of Philosophy at St. Francis Xavier’s Major Seminary, Columbuthurai, Jaffna from 2004 to 2015. This higher education centre is affiliated to the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. 
• Jaffna Diocesan Director for Social Communication from 2008 to 2015.