Dalit Theology, Boundary Crossings and Liberation in India

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 religious history which would empower the Dalits in their everyday existences.

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.

1. Dalit Theology: Some Introductory Remarks 2. Genealogy of Dalit Theology Seen Through Dalits' Cries for Dignity 3. Genealogy of Dalit Theology Seen Through Liberation Theologies 4. Questioning Dalit Theology Through Dalits' Forgotten Voices 5. Decentring Dalit Theology Through Dalits' Forgotten Voices 6. Situating Abraham's Postcolonial Crossings as a Partner in Dialogue 7. Exploring Abraham's Crossings to Egypt and Gerar 8. Reimagining Dalit Theology Through Dalits' Forgotten Voices 9. My Crossings, Liberating Dalit Theology and Dalit-Syrian Christian Dialogues