Encyclopedia of Dalit Christians and Their Theology
Volume III: Dalit Theology in Dialogue
Purpose: To examine Dalit theology’s relationship with other intellectual and religious traditions.
Major Sections
Part I — Dalit Theology and Liberation Theology
- Latin American parallels
- Differences from Marxist frameworks
- Gandhian philosophy of Antyodaya
- Praxis and spirituality
Part II — Dalit and Black Theology
- Race and caste comparison
- James H. Cone and Dalit thought
- Shared hermeneutics of oppression
Part III — Dalit Feminist Theology
- Triple oppression
- Gender and caste
- Body politics
- Sexual violence
- Dalit women’s spirituality
Part IV — Dalit Theology and Hinduism
- Critique of Brahmanism
- Rejection of Christianity by Upper Class Hindus
- Reform movements
- Bhakti reinterpretations
- Hindu-Christian relations
Part V — Dalit Theology and Buddhism
- Ambedkarite Buddhism
- Navayana
- Liberation ethics
Part VI — Dalit Theology and Islam/Sikhism
- Comparative anti-caste visions
- Minority politics
- Shared struggles
Part VII — Dalit Theology and Secular Thought
- Marxism
- Subaltern studies
- Postcolonial theory
- Human rights discourse
- Cardinal Poola Anthony
