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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456766003321

Autore

Reid-Salmon Delroy A

Titolo

Home Away from Home [[electronic resource] ] : The Caribbean Diasporan Church in the Black Atlantic Tradition

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2008

ISBN

1-315-71096-X

1-317-49052-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Collana

Cross Cultural Theologies

Disciplina

270.089

Soggetti

African Americans -- Religion

African diaspora

Caribbean Americans -- Religion

Caribbean Americans - Religion

African diaspora - Religion

African Americans

Black theology

North & South American Religions

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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