Dalit theology

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Dalit theology is a branch of Christian theology that emerged among the Dalit caste in India in the 1980s. It shares a number of themes with the liberation theology, which arose two decades earlier, including a self-identity as a people undergoing Exodus. Dalit theology typically includes the additional viewpoint that Jesus himself was Dalit or outcaste.

The Senate of Serampore College (University), West Bengal began to offer post-graduate and doctoral courses in the discipline of Dalit Theology.

[edit] External links

• Dalit Theology: A Historical Appraisal by Rev. George Oommen, Indian Church History Review, Vol. XXXIV, June 2000
• Site offering a summary of Dalit history