Dalits' Struggle for Social Justice in Andhra Pradesh (1956-2008)

Dalits' Struggle for Social Justice in Andhra Pradesh (1956-2008)
Author: Akepogu Jammanna
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2016-12-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1443844969

The complete alienation of Dalits from resources like land, water, and agricultural implements has led to the collective demand for an equal share in productivity. This book discusses the range of socio-economic and cultural problems faced by the Dalit community. The movement advancing the rights of Dalits took place both before and after independence, however they varied in intensity, and concerned land ownership and fair wages, self-respect, social dignity, and the demand for equal rights. This movement appeared to have significantly changed the very mindset and attitude of upper caste people to restrain themselves and not to resort to any discrimination or humiliation of Dalits. However, this seems to have been only a temporary phenomenon, and the practice of suppression and humiliation continues today. This book explores the circumstances of Dalits in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, and the current efforts attempting to achieve more social equality for the caste here.

A Cry for Dignity

A Cry for Dignity
Author: Mary Grey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1315478404

There are over two-hundred million Dalits– people designated as "untouchable" – across South Asia. Dalit women are subject to greater oppression than men: many are denied access to education, meaningful employment and healthcare and are subjected to temple prostitution and rape. A Cry for Dignity explores the lives of Dalit women and the violence they face and examines whether their spirituality – manifest in songs, stories and myth – is a source of strength or oppression. The lives of Dalit women on the subcontinent are set within the broader context of Dalits in the diaspora. A Cry for Dignity presents the plight of Dalit women from the unique perspective of their own movements for solidarity and justice.

Dalit Theology and Dalit Liberation

Dalit Theology and Dalit Liberation
Author: Peniel Rajkumar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2016-05-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317154932

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 reasons for this lacuna between Dalit theology and the Church's praxis, Rajkumar suggests, lie in the content of Dalit theology, especially the biblical paradigms explored, which do not offer adequate scope for engagement in praxis.

The Saint in the Banyan Tree

The Saint in the Banyan Tree
Author: David Mosse
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2012-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0520273494

“This is a powerful and exciting work. Mosse has produced a work of scholarship that is lively and readable without any loss of subtlety and sophistication. It is a ground-breaking study, of critical importance to the ways we understand religious nationalism and the anthropology of postcolonial experience.”—Susan Bayly, author of Asian Voices in a Postcolonial Age

World Christianity and Interfaith Relations

World Christianity and Interfaith Relations
Author:
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2022-10-25
Genre:
ISBN: 1506448496

World Christianity and Interfaith Relations makes the case that religion is not partitioned off from the secular in the Global South the way it is in the Global North. Rather, religion is deeply integrated into the lives of those in the Global South, even though secularism officially predominates.

The People and the People of God

The People and the People of God
Author: Hans Ucko
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9783825855642

The Jewish-Christian dialogue continues to be a challenge for Christian theology, calling for a rethinking of Christian hermeneutics. Hans Ucko widens the arena for Jewish-Christian dialogue and proposes a constructive interaction between contextual theologies and Jewish-Christian dialogue. Minjung theology from South Korea and Dalit theology from India have creatively worked with the concepts people, peoplehood and People of God. The Jewish-Christian dialogue has likewise delved into the question of People of God. An encounter between these two worlds might be mutually enriching and challenging.

The Dalit Christians

The Dalit Christians
Author: John C. B. Webster
Publisher:
Total Pages: 302
Release: 1994
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Study of Christians belonging to economically backward and socially underprivileged classes in India.

Put Away Your Sword

Put Away Your Sword
Author: Michael L. Budde
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2024-03-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666705950

What does it mean to follow the Prince of Peace in a world plagued by war, violence, and killing? Can the foundational convictions of Christianity, and the experiences of Christians around the world, contribute to a more adequate practice of the faith in contemporary times on matters of war, violence, and peacemaking? This volume addresses these important questions with contributions from Christian scholars and practitioners from across the Majority World (including El Salvador, Brazil, Kenya, and the Philippines) and from the United States and Europe. They include proponents of Christian pacifism and just war theory, advocates for varieties of “just peacemaking” frameworks, and people pursuing slow, modest steps toward reconciling enemies without the use of overarching theoretical frameworks. What holds them together is a sense that the world and the church would benefit from a robust and gospel-based commitment to nonviolence as an alternative to lethal business as usual in addressing conflicts great and small. The topics they consider include constructive aspects of a Christian theology of nonviolence; case studies of gospel nonviolence and pastoral work from violent conflicts around the world; women as victims of violence and makers of peace; and theopolitical questions of just war, armed intervention, and Christian nonviolence.

The Plight of Christian Dalits

The Plight of Christian Dalits
Author: G. Shiri
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1997
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Study of Christians belonging to economically backward and socially underprivileged classes in 44 villages located in Bellary District, Karnataka, and Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh.

Religion, Community and Development

Religion, Community and Development
Author: Gurpreet Mahajan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2010-06-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136704566

Papers presented at a seminar organized at Jawaharlal Nehru University on Mar., 2007.