Routledge Home Away from Home: The Caribbean Diasporan Church in the Black Atlantic Tradition (Cross Cultural Theologies)

An estimated two-thirds of Caribbeans live outside their homeland. 'Home Away from Home' identifies the different forms of Caribbean diasporan identity and argues that the faith Caribbean people brought with them into the diaspora plays a central role in their development. The study provides a theological interpretation of the diasporan experience, and outlines the principles of diasporan theology and the distinctiveness of its church. Focusing on the Caribbean diaspora in the US, and analysing aspects of the Caribbean British diaspora, the book forges a Black Atlantic theology. The volume also engages with wider discourse on the Black diaspora to offer an inclusive Caribbean diasporan ecclesiology that overcomes Black African-American/Euro-American binaries. About the Author Delroy A. Reid-Salmon is the pastor of Grace Baptist Chapel, a 'Caribbean Diasporan Church,' in New York City. He studied at Long Island University, received a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School and a holds a Ph.D. in theology from The University of Birmingham, UK. He is a visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture, Regents Park College, Oxford University, UK.