Written with the sensitivity of an insider-priest, and the enquiring insight of an ethnographer this book is a welcome addition to studies on the social and religious lives of Dalit Christians. It captures some of the unexpected ways in which Christianity is lived through relationships in a south Indian Dalit village.

David Mosse, Professor of Social Anthropology, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, UK, and author of The Saint in the Banyan Tree: Christianity and Caste Society in India

Much dalit theology evolves in urban-based academia which, as in many a rank-ordered context, sets aside the thoughts and reflections of rural poor as unformed ignorance. Jeremiah starts from the theology of agricultural workers and brick-makers, evolved in their experience, coming to sober conclusions which do not always sit well with a Christianity run by (and for?) the relatively privileged.

Elizabeth Koepping, Associate Director, CSWC School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK

An important contribution to the study of the religious world of the Dalit Christians

Pavel Hons, Research Fellow, Oriental Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Journal of African and Asian Studies

Jeremiah's work is important for showing us that even at present there is caste both inside and outside the church and bias and discrimination are widespread.

Rowena Robinson, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India