Arvind P. Nirmal

Dalit theology is the Indian contextual and liberation theology from the perspective of Dalits in India. It addresses the pain and pathos of the Dalit communities in India and rereads the Bible as a liberating resource in the struggle against the oppressive caste system.

• Systematic Theology

This article examines how democracy can be a way of enacting fundamental Christian commitments. It opens with a definition and then assesses the scriptural precedents for a commitment to democracy. The article closes by outlining the key modern theological arguments that exhort active involvement in democratic struggles for justice and liberation as well as responsibility for developing and sustaining democratic political systems. The entry as a whole outlines a theological grammar of democracy, providing a means to evaluate theologically whether a particular polity or form of politics is democratic.