Untouchable God

Author : Kancha Ilaiah
Publisher : Bhatkal & Sen
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Brahmans
ISBN : 8185604339

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Untouchable God by Kancha Ilaiah Pdf

This witty, tongue-in-cheek novel that laughs at the foibles and hypocrisies of Brahmins and upper castes across India begins with a crime. Paraiah, a dalit, is beaten to death for the crime of thinking about God, which might well lead to thoughts of equality ... Six men representing the remarkable Brahmins of India celebrate his death, Veda Shastry of Tamil Nadu (where the purest examples of exalted brahminhood are to be found) is the rightful leader. Namboodri of Kerala is a from a caste that created the most perfect system of discrimination that the world has seen; Krishnamurthy of Karnataka and Appa Rao of Andhra Pradesh are slightly moderate; Tilak of Maharashtra dreams of increasing discrimination while Banerjee of Bengal believes he is above caste. As the men take their leave of Shastry, the authors gaze follows them ironically. Lastly, comes Isaiah, an American black, who knows all about race, and journeys to India to find out about the non-violence movement that had inspired Martin Luther King, Jr and discovers much else besides.

Author : Rakibul Islam
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783668462854

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Untouchable God as the indication of conventional progressive solutions by Rakibul Islam Pdf

Literature Review from the year 2017 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: A, Central University of Haryana (Central university of Haryana), course: M.A. IN English, language: English, abstract: “Progressivism” is an ideological, pragmatic system of thought grounded in solving problems and maintaining strong values within society. Progressive writers want to take some change in society or they want to provide some solution for the existing problems. When it comes to the case of caste system (untouchability), there are some conventional solutions given to eradicate caste and untouchability. These are inter- caste marriage, providing education, upliftment of women, freedom of thought and expression, equal treatment, unequal opportunity etc. To a certain extent these solutions are effective in the society. “Untouchable God: A Novel on Caste and Race” by Kancha Ilaiah (an Indian academician, writer, social, activist for dalit rights) is a portrayal of these ideas through the description of the life of Pariah and Saraswati. He also points out that the condition of upper caste women and makes a remark that their condition is also not different. This paper is an attempt to find the portrayal of these conventional progressive solutions prescribed for the upliftment of women and lower class.

Author : Dave Hunt,John S. Gupta
Publisher : Straight Street Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 096281279X

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God of the Untouchables by Dave Hunt,John S. Gupta Pdf

Author : Oliver Mendelsohn,Marika Vicziany
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0521556716

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The Untouchables by Oliver Mendelsohn,Marika Vicziany Pdf

In a sensitive and compelling account of the lives of those at the very bottom of Indian society, Oliver Mendelsohn and Marika Vicziany explore the construction of the Untouchables as a social and political category, the historical background which led to such a definition, and their position in India today. The authors argue that, despite efforts to ameliorate their condition on the part of the state, a considerable edifice of discrimination persists on the basis of a tradition of ritual subordination. Even now, therefore, it still makes sense to categorise these people as â€~Untouchables'. The book promises to make a major contribution to the social and economic debates on poverty, while its wide-ranging perspectives will ensure an interdisciplinary readership from historians of South Asia, to students of politics, economics, religion and sociology.

Author : Roy D. Kindelberger
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532614538

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God’s Absence and the Charismatic Presence by Roy D. Kindelberger Pdf

The author's theological inquiry is intended to raise questions of interpretation within the camp of openness theology and to direct a discussion on the implications of this movement for the charismatic/Pentecostal community. Open theism or openness theology affirms that the universe is open, the future is not settled, God is essentially relational love, and the risks of love and the threats against it are real. The author digs deep into this area of doctrine in order to question how far openness theology is willing to go. Is it only the future that is open to God, or are there perhaps unknown aspects to the past and present as well? What does God know about sin, and when does he know it? Is it possible for God to be totally absent from a person's life or even from an entire nation? If God can be absent, can he also be exceptionally present in the lives of believers? What would the divine presence and the charismata (spiritual ministries) look like in an open universe?

Author : Wayne Morris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317011071

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Theology without Words by Wayne Morris Pdf

This book is a study of a Christian theology without words, focussing on theology in the Deaf Community. Deaf people's first and preferred method of communication is not English or any other spoken language, but British Sign Language - a language that cannot be written down. Deaf people of faith attend church on a regular basis, profess faith in God and have developed unique approaches to doing theology. While most Western theology is word-centred and is either expressed through or dependent on written texts, theology in the Deaf Community is largely non-written. This book presents and examines some of that theology from the Deaf Community and argues that written texts are not necessary for creative theological debate, a deep spirituality or for ideas about God to develop.

Author : ISAIAH MACWEALTH
Publisher : GP Publisher
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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GOD WANTS YOU TO PROSPER by ISAIAH MACWEALTH Pdf

Do you want to prosper? Do you want to enjoy financial prosperity? Do you know that God can make you rich? Do you want to know how? The journey into financial prosperity begins with the understanding that God wants you to prosper. The doubt many believers exhibit about the concept of prosperity can be traced to a lack of this foundational understanding. This is why many believers wallow in poverty with the assumption that it may be God’s will for them. The focus of this book will therefore be to expose the origin and source of poverty, God’s original mind about your prosperity, and how God prospers a man. Also, the way God prospers a man is different from the way of the world, an understanding of how God prospers a man is thus, necessary to walk in the God-kind of prosperity. Therefore, dedicate quality time to read and meditate on this book because it contains all-around truth about financial prosperity.

Author : Nanetta Dillon Brooks
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781643494319

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To God Be the Glory by Nanetta Dillon Brooks Pdf

The true story of how women of strength and courage can be survivors of attempted murder and suicide. Dealing with death and rough roads to climb for survival, the author perseveres despite the struggle and stumbling blocks designed to deter her motivation to keep on climbing over the last two years even at the lowest possible level. Women have been fighting to keep it together. Even today, women have to put up with attitude changes and people with split personalities. The author finally looked death through the eye of her storm. Brooks's desire is to use her tragedy to help other women discover their inner strength by not giving up and using their God-given talents to recognize Satan's tricks and doubts. Today, she is a survivor. The soul whose sins will die do not deserve to be hurt but loved because God is love. Being abandoned, Brooks can see loved one's can become selfish, bitter, resentful, angry, passing on the same altitude from generation to generation. When love vanishes, it vanishes because of secrets and lack of knowledge and not knowing how to effectively communicate. Looking back on her life today, she considers herself the fourth cavalry veteran that won the battle of survival. It is not different from being discovered beneath the sea, a fish of the sea that keeps on pushing. After all, we all have a place in this universe. No matter what struggle we fight is our daily life. We hear mumbling, groaning, complaining, but trouble doesn't last always today.

Author : Lois Allen,Darrow Miller
Publisher : YWAM Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1576583465

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God's Unshakable Kingdom by Lois Allen,Darrow Miller Pdf

The concept of the Kingdom of God is one of the most confusing, controversial, and misunderstood notions in the Bible. Some have launched violent revolutions in the name of establishing the Kingdom of God on earth. Some have advocated elaberate schemes of...

Author : Joshua Samuel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004420052

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Untouchable Bodies, Resistance, and Liberation by Joshua Samuel Pdf

In Untouchable Bodies, Resistance, and Liberation Joshua Samuel engages in constructing an embodied comparative theology of liberation by comparing divine possessions among Hindu and Christian Dalits in South India.

Author : Michael Moffatt
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400870363

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An Untouchable Community in South India by Michael Moffatt Pdf

While many studies suggest that Indian Untouchables do not entirely share the hierarchical values characteristic of the caste system, Michael Moffatt argues that the most striking feature of the lowest castes is their pervasive cultural consensus with those higher in the system. Though rural Untouchables question their particular position in the system, they seldom question the system as a whole, and they maintain among themselves a set of hierarchical conceptions and institutions virtually identical to those of the dominant social order. Based on fourteen months of fieldwork with Untouchable castes in two villages in Tamil Nadu, south India, Professor Moffatt's analysis specifies ways in which the Untouchables are both excluded and included by the higher castes. Ethnographically, he pursues his structural analysis in two related domains: Untouchable social structure, and Untouchable religious belief and practice. The author finds that in those aspects of their lives where Untouchables are excluded from larger village life, they replicate in their own community nearly every institution, role, and ranked relation from which they have been excluded. Where the Untouchables are included by the higher castes, they complete the hierarchical whole by accepting their low position and playing their assigned roles. Thus the most oppressed members of Indian society are often among the truest believers in the system. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Mark Lynch
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781449754761

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Walk with Me by Mark Lynch Pdf

Walk with Me is an autobiography of author Mark Lynch's life, filled with many of his extraordinary experiences, struggles, tragedies, and blessings. Mark is no stranger to death, and he reveals what happened in two near-death experiences and his visit to paradise in the afterlife. Mark shares intimately of his confrontation with God and how this confrontation sparked a personal relationship with the Lord that not only changed Mark's life but also the lives of his family, friends, and acquaintances. This book offers hope for those facing their own heartaches. The reality of life is but a fading illusion. Every second of every day brings us closer to our death. The circumstances and people that enter our lives shape and mold us into who we are to become. There is a reason you are alive here on Earth. We are all not here by accident. There is also more to coincidences than you may realize. Whether you choose to believe it or not, you are here for a purpose. There is a reason for everything that happens in life, even when things do not seem to make sense. Walk with me, and I will touch your emotions as I reveal my inner self and take you through my life. My life is of an ordinary man who has survived despite extraordinary circumstances. There is life beyond death, as I have been there... twice. So let me show you the truth. Walk with me as I reveal the keys to a world you may never have known existed. Let me you show the truth, reveal the lies, and expose the myths.

Author : Gary Commins
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666793932

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Evil and the Problem of Jesus by Gary Commins Pdf

Evil and the Problem of Jesus approaches age-old questions about God's relationship with evil (theodicy) from an entirely fresh angle. Rather than tweaking airy abstractions, it makes Jesus' interactions with evil our primary source for thinking about theodicy. This Christ-centered approach reveals the failure of traditional theodicy to be intellectually convincing or spiritually satisfying. Unlike that fossilized intellectual heritage, Christodicy (evil-and-Jesus) provides original insights into divine power, presence, and love that help us reengage the God Jesus reveals and the evil Jesus challenges. Presenting Jesus as a model for how to be fully human, it crafts new ways to envision our own multidimensional relationships with God and with evil. Written with both breadth and focus, the book includes pastoral experiences of tragedy, suffering, and evil; retraces philosophical, multifaith, and biblical insights; and explores the ways the Gospels describe Jesus' complex interactions with evil. Evil and the Problem of Jesus asks pointed questions and offers thoughtful conceptual frameworks to help people live more faithfully, compassionately, wisely, and justly in response to the evils around us, among us, and within us.

Author : Adele Berlin,Marc Zvi Brettler,Michael A. Fishbane
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 2226 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780195297515

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The Jewish Study Bible by Adele Berlin,Marc Zvi Brettler,Michael A. Fishbane Pdf

The Jewish Study Bible is a one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students of the Hebrew Bible. Nearly forty scholars worldwide contributed to the translation and interpretation of the Jewish Study Bible, representing the best of Jewish biblical scholarship available today. A committee of highly-respected biblical scholars and rabbis from the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism movements produced this modern translation. No knowledge of Hebrew is required for one to make use of this unique volume. The Jewish Study Bible uses The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation. Since its publication, the Jewish Study Bible has become one of the most popular volumes in Oxford's celebrated line of bibles. The quality of scholarship, easy-to-navigate format, and vibrant supplementary features bring the ancient text to life. * Informative essays that address a wide variety of topics relating to Judaism's use and interpretation of the Bible through the ages. * In-text tables, maps, and charts. * Tables of weights and measures. * Verse and chapter differences. * Table of Scriptural Readings. * Glossary of technical terms. * An index to all the study materials. * Full color New Oxford Bible Maps, with index.

Author : Rev. Dr. Sanneth Brown
Publisher : LifeRich Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781489721075

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Now Is the Time for Discernment by Rev. Dr. Sanneth Brown Pdf

Life is a spiritual test, and we need a spirit of discernment to be victorious. While we are all different and have different needs, the sovereign God of the universe will meet all our needs individually and help us increase our spirit of discernment and soar to heights unknown Now Is the Time for Discernment is designed to challenge you to grow in the supernatural ways of God and provide people of all ages and walks of life the cutting-edge thinking and practical advice with supernatural empowerment that they need to face life’s daily challenges. It will also take their lives to the next level. This book prepares individuals to lean not on their understanding but the Holy Ghost for full direction for their lives. They will learn to advance the kingdom of God through the spirit of discernment. This book is filled with prophetic revelations that are for now and years to come. It has God’s divine grace, love, peace, laughter, healing, deliverance, freedom, courage, unmerited favour, and bright hope to all nations of this world. From beginning to the end, it is breathtaking, seasoned, powerful, adventurous, relevant, action-packed, brilliant, charismatic, humorous, captivating, comfortable, deep, educational, elite, real, and easy. The Holy Spirit is the divine Comforter among all comforters.