The Christ who Embraces : An Orthodox Theology of Margins /

Jacob Joseph's book, The Christ who Embraces: An Orthodox Theology of Margins , explores the intersection of Orthodox Christian mission and caste dynamics among St. Thomas/Syrian/Orthodox Christians in India. It defines a liturgical touch or embrace in the context of 'untouchability,'...

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Main Author: Joseph, Jacob (Author)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
Theology and Mission in World Christianity ; 33.

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505 0 |t Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1 A Problem of Liturgy -- 2 Orthodox Mission, Culture and Caste -- 3 Orthodoxy in India, Dalit Embrace, Confusions -- 4 A Problem and Future Ahead -- 5 Liturgy, Body and Politics -- 6 Dalit Theology, Christology, and Embrace -- 7 Dalit Theology, Exclusivism and Methodology -- 8 Chapter-by-Chapter Outline -- 2 The Problem of 'the Other': A Historical and Theological Query among the St. Thomas Christians in India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 St. Thomas Christian Identity, Way to Dominance, and Religious Exclusivism -- 3 Transcendental Brahmanic God and Immanent Human ( Atman ) -- 4 Douglas and Harper: Purity and Pollution, towards Caste Expression -- 5 Varna System, Untouchability and Traditional Christianity -- 6 Orthodox Christians and Caste System: Mor Gregorios, Mor Osthatheos, Ninan Koshy, and C.J.Fuller -- 7 St. Thomas Christians: Re-visiting the History, a Caste Lens -- 8 Re-visiting the Transcendental-Immanent Binary: Y.T.Vinayraj on the Missiological Other -- 9 Conclusion -- 3 Rejecting the Dominant Answers: Envisioning a Theology of Margins -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Caste Solutions: Western Missionaries and Conversion Movements -- 3 Caste and Syrian Solution: Patriarch Peter III , Mor Gregorios Chathuruthil, Mor Osthatheos Pathros -- 4 Indian Christian Theology and Orthodox Theologians: Mor Gregorios Paulose, Mor Osthatheos Geevarghese -- 5 Indian Christian Theology, Early Teachers, and a Journey towards Liberation -- 6 Dalit Liberation and Dalit Theology: New Goal in Indian Christian Theology -- 7 Dalit Christian Body: Offered Transcendence? -- 8 The Epistemology of Dalit Theology -- 9 Conclusion -- 4 Christ's Dalit Body: Immanent and Transcendent Dalit Christology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A General Note on Dalit Christology: A Liberator-Servant -- 3 Arvind P.Nirmal and an Immanent Dalit God -- 4 Sathianathan Clarke: A Cosmic Christology -- 5 Paniel Rajkumar: Dalit Christology as an Ethical-Theological Engagement -- 6 Conclusion -- 5 'One Nature': Transcendent and Immanent Miaphysite Christology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Miaphystie Christology in India: An Introductory Note -- 3 Cyril of Alexandria: Beacon to Severus' Immanent Nature -- 4 Severus' One-Nature Christology: Humanisation of God -- 5 A 'Royal Road' Christology: An Immanent and Transcendent Approach -- 6 Sufferings: Julian's Incorruptible Body of Christ and Severus' Corruptible Body -- 7 Severus Verses Julian: Human Sin and Corruptibility -- 8 Beyond Cyril: Christ's Personhood and Consubstantiality with Human Suffering -- 9 Conclusion -- 6 Christ's Embrace, Reconciliation, and Mission as Liturgy in the Liturgy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Touch to the Untouched: The Dalit and Orthodox Christological Act -- 3 The Orthodox Concept of the Material: Some Miaphysite Voices -- 4 Can Orthodoxy Think Immanence? Pantelis Kalaitzidis and Mor Geevarghese Coorilose -- 5 Liturgical Embrace: An Inclusive Miaphysite Christological Vision -- 6 Liturgical Inclusiveness of Christ's Embrace: Vision of Early Syriac Teachers -- 7 Reconciliation: A Practical Dalit-Orthodox Embrace of Liturgy in the Liturgy -- 8 Conclusion -- 7 Touch (Embrace) as Mission: A Synergy of Liturgy -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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