Dalit theology and Dalit liberation : problems, paradigms and possibilities / Peniel Rajkumar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rajkumar, Peniel.

Series:

New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies

New critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--India.

Christianity.

Dalits--India--Religion.

Dalits.

Liberation theology--India.

Liberation theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Ltd., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In fulfilling the long-awaited need for a constructive and critical rethinking of Dalit theology this book offers and explores the synoptic healing stories as a relevant biblical paradigm for Dalit theology in order to help redress the lacuna between Dalit theology and the social practice of the Indian Church. Peniel Rajkumar's starting point is that the growing influence of Dalit theology in academic circles is incompatible with the praxis of the Indian Church which continues to be passive in its attitude towards the oppression of the Dalits both within and outside the Church. The theological

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Answering Some Questions - The Why, What and How of Dalit Theology; 2 Questioning Some Answers - Critical Analysis of Dalit Theology; 3 The Way Forward; 4 A Christian Ethical Framework of Action; Reading for Liberation; 5 Revisiting Dalit Christology; 6 Rethinking Agency, Re-signifying Resistance; 7 Re-configuring Dalit Praxis - Re-imagining the Other; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-315-57580-9

1-317-15493-2

1-317-15492-4

1-282-52469-0

9786612524691

0-7546-9777-0

9781315575803

OCLC:

609853074