Preman D. Niles, Ph. D. (Princeton) is General Secretary of the Council for World Mission, London. He is a member of the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom. Prior to his present position, Dr. Niles was Director for Programme on Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, World Council of Churches, Geneva, and was Senior Lecturer and Academic Dean at the Theological College of Lanka, Pilimaralawa, Sri Lanka.