Ambedkar and Gandhi on Caste
Reconstructing Counter Theological Narratives from/in the Margin
Date: May 16, 2017
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Venue: Stewart Hall
Join Rev. Dr. Dhyanchand Carr as he discusses the important difference in perspectives and commitment to liberation between Ambedkar and Gandhi. Ambedkar is a Dalit community leader who reimagined a counter theological narrative in the face of structural injustice.
Guest Speaker Bio:
Rev. Dr. Dhyanchand Carr is an ordained pastor of the Church of South India, a Dalit activist, a renowned New Testament scholar and a former member of the faculty at the Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, India. His main interest is to help people read the Bible from the point of view of the Proclamation of Jesus on the Just Reign of God and that it was Good News to the poor.
Organized by Indian students at Union, in partnership with the President’s Office.