Dalit theology - Definition

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 of the 1960s including a self-identity as a people undergoing Exodus. Dalit theology typically includes the additional viewpoint that Jesus himself was Dalit or outcaste.

External links

• Dalit Theology: A Historical Appraisal by Rev. George Oommen, Indian Church History Review, Vol. XXXIV, June 2000 (http://www.religion-online.org/cgi-bin/relsearchd.dll/showarticle?item_id=1121)
• Site offering a summary of Dalit history (http://www.dalitchristians.com/Html/history.htm)

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