I. B. Tauris & Company Dalit Theology, Boundary Crossings and Liberation in India: A Biblical and Postcolonial Study (Library of Islamic South Asia)

Jobymon Skaria, an Indian St Thomas Christian Scholar, offers a critique of Indian Christian theology and suggests that constructive dialogues between Biblical and dissenting Dalit voices – such as Chokhamela, Karmamela, Ravidas, Kabir, Nandanar and Narayana Guru – could set right the imbalance within Dalit theology, and could establish dialogical partnerships between Dalit Theologians, non-Dalit Christians and Syrian Christians. Drawing on Biblical and socio-historical resources, this book examines a radical, yet overlooked aspect of Dalit cultural and religioushistory which would empower the Dalits in their everyday existences. Review This fascinating and timely work examines the boundless theological riches within Dalit cultural, literary and philosophical traditions and explores their potential for constructing a post-colonial Dalit theology. Its strength lies in its honesty in calling upper-caste Indian Christians to repentance for their continuing complicity in discrimination against the Dalit communities. --Peniel Rajkumar, Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford, UK About the Author Jobymon Skaria is an Indian Syrian Orthodox priest, is a part-time Lecturer at The Malankara Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kerala, India. He received his PhD from Dublin City University, Ireland.