This work aims to reimagine the relationship between Christianity and Dalits. The author, who spent many years amongst the Paraiyar communities of South India, argues for the includion of this marginalized group into the mainstream of Indian religious and social life.

A highly original contribution to Dalit Christian theology which breaks new ground by conceptually reimagining the relationship between Christianity and Dalits. Sathianathan Clarke spent many years amongst the Paraiyar communities of South India and draws on his first hand experience to passionately argue for the inclusion of this persistently marginalized group into the mainstream of Indian religious and social life.