The Christ Who Embraces: An Orthodox Theology of Margins

Jacob Joseph’s book, The Christ who Embraces: An Orthodox Theology of Margins, explores the intersection of Orthodox Christian mission and caste dynamics among St. Thomas/Syrian/Orthodox Christians in India. It defines a liturgical touch or embrace in the context of ’untouchability, ’ where people identify as equal without discrimination, reflecting the inseparable unity of Christ’s transcendental (divine) and immanent (human) nature.