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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825570803321

Autore

Reid-Salmon Delroy A

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

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

ISBN

1-315-71096-X

1-317-49052-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Collana

Cross cultural theologies

Disciplina

277.3/082089969729

Soggetti

Caribbean Americans - Religion

African diaspora

African Americans - Religion

Black theology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

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