In many ways, India's Dalits are the supreme victims of human civilization. For over 3,000 years, they have endured spiritual, physical, social, economic, cultural and political dehumanization. There are few days in India when the newspapers do not report atrocities against the Dalits. However, Dalit oppression and dehumanization is only a symptom of a much larger problem. The greater disease is what Dalit scholars call "Brahminism" which gave rise to the caste system so many years ago.
This book powerfully narrates recent developments in India and the complex challenges facing the Indian Church and other faith communities as a result. It tells why Indian Christians have been targeted by the casteist Hindutva forces. It shows how Jesus is critically important to the Dalit Freedom movement.