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Countries in Central America:

Jamaica


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Associated Missionaries:

Thomas Burchell [1799–1846] | William Knibb [1803-1845] | George Sargeant [1817-1899] | Edward Bean Underhill [1813-1901]

Book or monograph Cawley Bolt, Evangelical Missionaries and Afro-Jamaican Churches. Oxford: Regnum, 2013.
Book or monograph Hyacinth Boothe, "Gospel and Culture—Accommodation or Tension? An Enquiry into the Priorities of the Gospel in Light of Jamaica’s Historical-cultural Experience vis-á-vis Western Christian Civilisation.” PhD thesis, University of St Andrews.
Book or monograph E. Braithwaite, The Development of Creole Society in Jamaica. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971.
Article in Journal or Book E. Christine Campbell, “Language and Identity in Caribbean Theology,” J. Richard Middleton & G. Lincoln Roper, A Karios Moment in Caribbean Theology. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2013.
Book or monograph Yvonne Coke, Eternal Father Bless our Land. Kingston: LMH, 2001.
Book or monograph Lloyd A. Cooke, The Story of Jamaican Missions: How the Gospel Went from Jamaica to the World. Kingston. Jamaica: Arawak Publications, 2013.
Book or monograph Kortright Davis, Emancipation Still Comin’: Explorations in Caribbean Emancipatory Theology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1990.
Article in Journal or Book Kortright Davis, "Two Caribbean Theologies of Freedom: The Romney Moseley- Kortright Davis Debate," Princeton Seminary Bulletin (1993): 36-54.
Book or monograph Gene Denham, Making Jesus Known. London: Scripture Union, 1995.
Book or monograph Carlton Dennis, A. Mi an Yu as di Choch. Kingston: SRI, 2008.
Book or monograph Devon Dick, Rebellion to Riot: The Jamaican Church in Nation Building. Kingston, Jamaica: Randle, 2002.
Book or monograph Devon Dick, The Cross and the Machete: Native Baptists of Jamaica--Identity, Ministry and Legacy. Kingston: Ian Randle, 2010.
Article in Journal or Book Andrew Diedrick, "Christian Ambassadors," The Alternative (1997) 5.
Article in Journal or Book Carla Dunbar, Changed: The Journey. Kingston: Pelicans, 2014.
Book or monograph Ennis Edmonds & Michelle Gonzalez, eds. Caribbean Religious History: An Introduction. New York: NYU, 2010.
Book or monograph Noel Leo Erskine, Decolonizing Theology: A Caribbean Perspective. Trenton, NJ: African World Press, 1998.
Book or monograph Noel Leo Erskine, Plantation Church: How African American Religion Was Born in Caribbean Slavery. New York: Oxford, 2014.
Article in Journal or Book Jo-Anne Ferreira, "Language Matters: The Heritage Languages of T&T," UWI STAN (April-June 2012), 36-39.
Book or monograph Lewis R. Gordon, "The Problem of Biography in the Study of the Thought of Black Intellectuals," Small Axe: A Journal of Criticism 4 (1998): 47-64.
Article in Journal or Book Dave Gosse, "Examining the Promulgation and Impact of the Great Commission, 1492-1970: An Historical Analysis," Mitzi J. Smith & Jayachitra Latithain,eds., Teaching All Nations: Interrogating the Matthean Great Commission. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2014.
Book or monograph Samuel Green, "Understanding the Church's role in Community development in new town settlements: A case study of Portmore, Jamaica." D.Min. diss., Columbia Theological Seminary/United Theological College, 1995.
Article in Journal or Book John Holder, "Is This the Word of the Lord? In Search of a Biblical Theology and Hermeneutics," Hemchand Gossai & Nathaniel Samuel Murrell, eds., In Religion, Culture and Tradition in the Caribbean. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000.
Article in Journal or Book David HoSang, "Contextualisation," Romans in Context: A Theological Appreciation of Paul’s Magnum Opus. Eugene, Oregon: Resource Publication, 2011.
Book or monograph Bertram Gayle, ed. Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment. Kingston: Bible Society of the West Indies, 2012.
Article in Journal or Book John Holder, "Is This the Word of the Lord? In Search of a Biblical Theology and Hermeneutics," Hemchand Gossai & Nathaniel Samuel Murrell, eds. Religion, Culture and Tradition in the Caribbean. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000.
On-line Resource J.E. Hutton [1838-1937], A History of Moravian Missions. London: Moravian Publication Office, n.d. Hbk. pp.550. [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Daphne & Lilla Lindo, Mbuyu & Kapya: Jamaican Twins on Assignment. Madison: Light of Light, Inc., 1999.
Book or monograph Faith Linton, The Gene Denham Story: from Jamaica to Africa. Kingston: Scripture Union, 2001.
Book or monograph Faith Linton, What the Preacher Forgot to Tell Me: Identity and Gospel in Jamaica. Pickering, Ontario: Bay Ridge, 2009.
Book or monograph Roderick R. Hewitt, "The Missionary Calling of the United Church in the Twenty-First Century: Discussion Paper," n.p., 1999.
Article in Journal or Book Marjorie Lewis-Cooper, "Some Jamaican Rites of Passage: Reflections for the Twenty-First Century." Black Theology in Britain: A Journal of Contextual Praxis 6 (2001): 53-71.
Book or monograph Donald Anderson McGavran [1897-1990], Church Growth in Jamaica. Upper Punjab, India. Lucknow, 1962.
Book or monograph Orville Neil, "The Mission of the Church in the Context of a Suburban
Congregation." D.Min. Diss., Columbia Theological Seminary/United Theological College, 1993.
On-line Resource Las G. Newman, "The Caribbean's Response to the Great Commission and Models of Caribbean Mission," Caribbean Journal of Evangelical Theology 1.1 (1997): 16-32. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Book or monograph Las G. Newman, "Mission from the Margin: A Critical Analysis of the Participation of West Indians as Agents of Christian Mission in the Western Missionary Enterprise in Africa in the Nineteenth Century, with Special Reference to Their Conception of Christian Mission." PhD diss., University of Wales, 2007.
Book or monograph Dieumeme Noëlliste, "The Church and Human Emancipation: A Critical Comparison of Liberation Theology and the Latin American Theological Fraternity." PhD diss., Northwestern University, 1987.
Article in Journal or Book Dieumeme Noëlliste, "Faith Transforming Context: In Search of a Theology for a Viable Caribbean," Evangelical Review of Theology 20/4 (1996): 327–342.
Article in Journal or Book D.V. Palmer. "Evangelicalism as Sociological Phenomenon?" J. Richard Middleton & G. Lincoln Roper, eds., A Karios Moment in Caribbean Theology. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2013.
Book or monograph D.V. Palmer & Samantha Mosha, New Testament Theology: A Postcolonial Perspective. Saarbrücken: OmniScriptum, 2014.
On-line Resource Ernest Alexander Payne [1902-1980], Freedom in Jamaica.Ernest Alexander Payne [1902-1980], Freedom in Jamaica. Some Chapters in the Story of the Baptist Missionary Society, 2nd edition. London: The Carey Press, 1933, 1946. Pbk. pp.120. View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book K.D. Rathbun, "Shortcomings of the Reformation: Unity versus Purity in the Ecclesiology and Praxis of Martin Bucer," PhD thesis, UWI, 2006.
Book or monograph Jo-Ann Faith Richards, Godincidences: Adventuring with an Awesomely Sovereign, Sovreignly Awesome God. Bloomington, Indiana, 2010.
Article in Journal or Book Jo-Ann Faith Richards, "In What Language Do You Think? A Case for the Development of Bilingual Corporate Worship," Groundings: Reflections on Justice and Equality—Catholic Theological Reflections on Issues Facing Caribbean People in the 21st Century (January 2012): 30-38.
Article in Journal or Book D.M. Riley, The Apostolic ‘Send’—A Contemporary Issue: John 20: 19-23. Ann Arbor, UMI: ProQuest, 2001.
Book or monograph Garnett Roper, "The Charge of Sedition and the Spread of the Church in Acts," M.A. thesis, Westminster Theological Seminary, 1986.
Book or monograph Horace Russell, The Missionary Outreach of the West Indian Church: Jamaican Baptist Missions to West Africa in the Nineteenth Century. New York: Peter Lang, 2000.
Book or monograph Donald K. Stewart, Purposeful Evangelism and Missions: Missing Dimensions. Parker, CO: Outskirts Press, 2010.
Book or monograph F.A. Tatford, The Islands of the Sea. Bath, Avon: Echoes of Service, 1986.
Book or monograph Burchell Taylor, The Church Taking Sides. Kingston: Bethel, 1995.
On-line Resource Edward Bean Underhill [1813-1901], The West IndiesEdward Bean Underhill [1813-1901], The West Indies. Their Social and Religious Condition. London: Jackson, Waldord and Hodder, [1861]. Hbk. pp.493. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Edward Bean Underhill [1813-1901], The Principles and Methodsof Missionary LabourEdward Bean Underhill [1813-1901], The Principles and Methods of Missionary Labour. London: Alexander and Shepheard, 1866. Hbk. pp.382. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Barry Wade & Alfred Sangster, Like a Sea Set Free: The Story of Students Christian Fellowship and Scripture Union in Jamaica, 1948-1998. Kingston, JA: SCF/SU, 1999.
Book or monograph Wainte E. Wariboko, Ruined by "Race": Afro-Caribbean Missionaries and the Evangelization of Southern Nigeria 1895-1925. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press 2007.
On-line Resource Earlmont Williams, "The Missionary Message of First Thessalonians," Caribbean Journal of Evangelical Theology 7 (2003): 22-40. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Gosnell L.O.R. Yorke, "Bible Translation in Anglophone Africa and Her Diaspora: A Postcolonialist Agenda," Black Theology 2 (2004): 153-166.
Book or monograph Gosnell L.O.R. Yorke, "Biblical Studies in the Anglophone Caribbean," Ronald Boer & F.F. Segovia, eds. The Future of the Biblical Past: Envisioning Biblical Studies on a Global Key. Atlanta: SBL, 2012.
Bibliography provided by Dr. Delano V. Palmer, Jamaica Theological Seminary.

Countries in Central America:

Antigua and Barbuda | The Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominica | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Grenada | Guatemala | Haiti | Honduras | Jamaica | Nicaragua | Panama | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent & the Grenadines | Trinidad and Tobago

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