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Symposium on 'Justice for Dalits' to begin
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By: Dibin Samuel
The National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) will kickstart a
major ecumenical conference on 'Justice for Dalits' beginning
tomorrow, October 22-25, in New Delhi.
About 100 leaders from churches, ecumenical organisations and Dalit
initiatives are expected to participate in the event to explore
strategies to eradicate caste in society and implore the role of
Church in this relevant mission engagement.
"This conference is to express our Indian Churches position on caste
based discrimination irrespective of denomination and theological
affiliation," said Rev. Raj Bharat Patta, the executive secretary of
the NCCI - Commission on Dalits.
"It will attempt to bring the leadership of the Ecumenical,
Evangelical and Catholic churches together to speak in one voice
against caste system and to outline a common theological position for
the faith basis and mission praxis of the Indian church," he added.
Organized as a follow up to the Global Conference on Justice for
Dalits in Bangkok in March 2009, the Delhi conference will re-look at
the mission strategies of the churches in addressing Dalit concerns at
the local congregation level and at the Church level.
A new publication, Dalit Theology in the Twenty First Century:
Discordant Voices, Discerning Pathways, published by the World Council
of Churches and Oxford University Press (New Delhi) will also be
presented at the conference.
On Saturday, Oct. 23, Church leaders will meet with heads of political
parties, human rights activists, leading journalists and leaders from
different faith for an interactive session to be held at the CNI
Cathedral Church of Redemption, Delhi.
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