Arvind P. Nirmal

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Arvind P. Nirmal, (1936–1995) was a Dalit Christian theologian.^[1] He questioned the Christian conversion of the upper castes, especially the Brahmin.^[2] A major proponent of Dalit theology, Nirmal argued that Jesus himself was a Dalit and that Christian theology should therefore reflect Dalit concerns.^[3]

External links

Kuruvila, K.P. Dalit Theology: An Indian Christian Attempt to Give Voice to the Voiceless

References

↑ Schwarz, Hans (2005). Theology in a Global Context: The Last Two Hundred Years. Eerdmans. p. 529. ISBN 0-8028-2986-4.
↑ Cosmon. "Dalit Theology: A Transforming Grace for the Indian Church" (DOC). Dalit Christians Website. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
↑ Anand Rao, Soteriologies of India and Their Role in the Perception of Disability, LIT Verlag Berlin-Hamburg-Münster, 2004, ISBN 3-8258-7205-X, p. 233

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