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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Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2025.
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Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
Theology and Mission in World Christianity ;
33.
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Call Number: BR128.H5
- 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.