Indian Christians from the Depressed Castes Background and Challenges to Their Christian Identity
This article discusses Indian Christians and the denial of justice in the form of government reservations and privileges. The birth of a new social consciousness among the depressed castes after their Christian conversion was attributed to the growth of education and occupational mobility where cert...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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In: |
Mission studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 327-344 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Christianity
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Caste
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RelBib Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KBM Asia |
Further subjects: | B
depressed castes
Christian conversion
Dalit Christians
identity
constitutional guarantees
reservations and privileges
denial of social justice
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Volltext (Verlag) |