Home away from home : the Caribbean Diasporan Church in the Black Atlantic tradition / Delroy A. Reid-Salmon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reid-Salmon, Delroy A.

Series:

Cross cultural theologies.

Cross cultural theologies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caribbean Americans--Religion.

Caribbean Americans.

African diaspora.

African Americans--Religion.

African Americans.

Black theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub. Ltd., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Home Away from Home explores how Caribbean diasporan people understand themselves in light of their faith in Jesus Christ. Taking the Caribbean diasporan experience as a source for theological discourse, the book argues that the faith Caribbean people brought with them into the diaspora plays a central role in their development. The study identifies three forms of Caribbean diasporan identity, provides a theological interpretation of the diasporan experience, delineates the foundational theological principles, traces the patterns of and proposes the distinctives of the Caribbean diasporan chur

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-232).

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-71096-X

1-317-49052-5

9781315710969

OCLC:

649929928