BIBLICAL FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING CONTEXTUAL THEOLOGY Introduction Christianity which we follow today may not exist if there were no contextual theology. We would all have to learn Hebrew‚ Greek‚ Aramaic and culture of Israel by compulsion and then try to fit into the religious practices like circumcision‚ Sabbath and Jerusalem. It would be a problem for people other than the Jews to really understand and accept. Contextual theology helps people to know God better as it makes the Gospel relevant
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According to Bama “All women in the world are second class citizens. For Dalt women‚ the problem is grave‚ their identity gave them a different set of problems.” Sangati encapsulates the author’s experience of working within an erogenous and apprised society and the serious of several interconnected anecdotes‚ experiences‚ news‚ and events as narrated in the book‚ from an autobiography of a community. Sangati is a portrayal of many trouble witnessing stories as one’s writer’s paati said “Once you
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6 for Dalits‚ Tribes and other categories has been provided in Rule 7 of Uttar Pradesh Service of Engineers Public Works Department) (Higher) Rules‚ 1990. The Government had provided percentage in reservation for Dalits and Tribes at 18% and 2% respectively in all services or posts to be filled in by promotion through process of selection either by direct recruitment or by competitive examination or limited departmental examination. The said percentage has been increased to 21% for Dalits and retained
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when the police are discriminating against the Dalits themselves. The police cooperate with the abusers‚ this aggravates the situation and causes more trouble. State convenor P Sampath said that the police as have destroyed evidence of crimes of Dalit discrimination and purposely showing a lack of eye-witnesses. Caste Discrimination of Dalits does not only occurs to adults‚ the society’s discrimination of the minority ethnic group spreads to Dalit children and their disadvantage in education. Even
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India’s approach to Naxalite problem When India got its independence in 1947‚ it became the largest democracy in the world. Since independence‚ it has steadily sought to establish a predominant presence in South East Asia and in the global context‚ seeking a greater role among the developed countries in the West1. In recent years‚ it has become widely acknowledged as a world power‚ largely because of its high economic growth rate‚ which was a result of government policies towards economic liberalization
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Bama is the pen-name of a Tamil Dalit woman‚ from a Roman Catholic family. She has published three main works: an autobiography‚ Karukku‚ 1992; a novel‚ Sangati‚ 1994; and a collection of short stories‚ Kisumbukkaran 1996. Karukku means palmyra leaves‚ which‚ with their serrated edges on both sides‚ are like double-edged swords. By a felicitous pun‚ the Tamil word Karukku‚ containing the word hare‚ embryo or seed‚ also means freshness‚ newness. In her foreword‚ Bama draws attention to the symbol
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horrific because it oppresses the Dalits and basically treats them as sub-humans. The Dalit’s mere presence and eye contact to anyone is seen as “impure”. These Dalits are so oppressed that they must tie a broom to their hips so their “impure” footsteps are cleared away. They have spittle’s hung around their necks‚ because a Dalits spit‚ according to Hindu culture‚ can “impurify” the whole place. The mere shadow of a Dalit can be “impure” and bad‚ and thus the Dalits are constantly oppressed‚ no one
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of writing. His Government Brahamana being the first Dalit autobiography in Kannada has got the Karnataka Sahitya academy Award. Apart from these‚ the Honorary Award of Karnataka Sahitya Academy was conferred on him for his total contribution to Kannada literature. It is highly creditable in spite of all these credentials‚ Dr. Malagatti maintains simple city. The social aspects of Dalits are his area of concern. In profounder of Kannada Dalit literature. Dr. Malagatti catches the attention of people
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Sarah Bosworth Peace and Justice October/1/2013 I’ve not only been intrigued by the untouchables‚ but India’s entire cast system;; it has always baffled me how people could refuse to interact with someone based on their social status. Thankfully‚ there was a man powerful and influential enough to persuade the thoughts of many and change how Indians viewed these untouchables;; Gandhi believed it was unfair and wrong to treat people
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really punished; They never taught us subject‚ Only that ugly unseen object. I like others‚ born with same red blood‚ Then why I‚ suffocating in caste flood? Thus the life portrayed in these two works‚ shows how both the black people and the Dalits are being suppressed. Even though they make their own life .It is clear “great men are not born‚ they grow great”. The circumstances under which they live made them to struggle bravely and have brought them great. Book Cited: 1. Walker Pierre
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