Missiology.org.uk: Countries - Central America: Jamaica

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]

	Cawley Bolt, Evangelical Missionaries and Afro-Jamaican Churches. Oxford: Regnum, 2013.
	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.
	E. Braithwaite, The Development of Creole Society in Jamaica. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971.
	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.
	Yvonne Coke, Eternal Father Bless our Land. Kingston: LMH, 2001.
	Lloyd A. Cooke, The Story of Jamaican Missions: How the Gospel Went from Jamaica to the World. Kingston. Jamaica: Arawak Publications, 2013.
	Kortright Davis, Emancipation Still Comin’: Explorations in Caribbean Emancipatory Theology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1990.
	Kortright Davis, "Two Caribbean Theologies of Freedom: The Romney Moseley- Kortright Davis Debate," Princeton Seminary Bulletin (1993): 36-54.
	Gene Denham, Making Jesus Known. London: Scripture Union, 1995.
	Carlton Dennis, A. Mi an Yu as di Choch. Kingston: SRI, 2008.
	Devon Dick, Rebellion to Riot: The Jamaican Church in Nation Building. Kingston, Jamaica: Randle, 2002.
	Devon Dick, The Cross and the Machete: Native Baptists of Jamaica--Identity, Ministry and Legacy. Kingston: Ian Randle, 2010.
	Andrew Diedrick, "Christian Ambassadors," The Alternative (1997) 5.
	Carla Dunbar, Changed: The Journey. Kingston: Pelicans, 2014.
	Ennis Edmonds & Michelle Gonzalez, eds. Caribbean Religious History: An Introduction. New York: NYU, 2010.
	Noel Leo Erskine, Decolonizing Theology: A Caribbean Perspective. Trenton, NJ: African World Press, 1998.
	Noel Leo Erskine, Plantation Church: How African American Religion Was Born in Caribbean Slavery. New York: Oxford, 2014.
	Jo-Anne Ferreira, "Language Matters: The Heritage Languages of T&T," UWI STAN (April-June 2012), 36-39.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	David HoSang, "Contextualisation," Romans in Context: A Theological Appreciation of Paul’s Magnum Opus. Eugene, Oregon: Resource Publication, 2011.
	Bertram Gayle, ed. Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment. Kingston: Bible Society of the West Indies, 2012.
	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.
	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]
	Daphne & Lilla Lindo, Mbuyu & Kapya: Jamaican Twins on Assignment. Madison: Light of Light, Inc., 1999.
	Faith Linton, The Gene Denham Story: from Jamaica to Africa. Kingston: Scripture Union, 2001.
	Faith Linton, What the Preacher Forgot to Tell Me: Identity and Gospel in Jamaica. Pickering, Ontario: Bay Ridge, 2009.
	Roderick R. Hewitt, "The Missionary Calling of the United Church in the Twenty-First Century: Discussion Paper," n.p., 1999.
	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.
	Donald Anderson McGavran [1897-1990], Church Growth in Jamaica. Upper Punjab, India. Lucknow, 1962.
	Orville Neil, "The Mission of the Church in the Context of a Suburban Congregation." D.Min. Diss., Columbia Theological Seminary/United Theological College, 1993.
	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. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	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.
	Dieumeme Noëlliste, "The Church and Human Emancipation: A Critical Comparison of Liberation Theology and the Latin American Theological Fraternity." PhD diss., Northwestern University, 1987.
	Dieumeme Noëlliste, "Faith Transforming Context: In Search of a Theology for a Viable Caribbean," Evangelical Review of Theology 20/4 (1996): 327–342.
	D.V. Palmer. "Evangelicalism as Sociological Phenomenon?" J. Richard Middleton & G. Lincoln Roper, eds., A Karios Moment in Caribbean Theology. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2013.
	D.V. Palmer & Samantha Mosha, New Testament Theology: A Postcolonial Perspective. Saarbrücken: OmniScriptum, 2014.
	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. 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]
	K.D. Rathbun, "Shortcomings of the Reformation: Unity versus Purity in the Ecclesiology and Praxis of Martin Bucer," PhD thesis, UWI, 2006.
	Jo-Ann Faith Richards, Godincidences: Adventuring with an Awesomely Sovereign, Sovreignly Awesome God. Bloomington, Indiana, 2010.
	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.
	D.M. Riley, The Apostolic ‘Send’—A Contemporary Issue: John 20: 19-23. Ann Arbor, UMI: ProQuest, 2001.
	Garnett Roper, "The Charge of Sedition and the Spread of the Church in Acts," M.A. thesis, Westminster Theological Seminary, 1986.
	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.
	Donald K. Stewart, Purposeful Evangelism and Missions: Missing Dimensions. Parker, CO: Outskirts Press, 2010.
	F.A. Tatford, The Islands of the Sea. Bath, Avon: Echoes of Service, 1986.
	Burchell Taylor, The Church Taking Sides. Kingston: Bethel, 1995.
	Edward Bean Underhill [1813-1901], The West Indies. Their Social and Religious Condition. London: Jackson, Waldord and Hodder, [1861]. Hbk. pp.493. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Edward Bean Underhill [1813-1901], The Principles and Methods of Missionary Labour. London: Alexander and Shepheard, 1866. Hbk. pp.382. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	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.
	Wainte E. Wariboko, Ruined by "Race": Afro-Caribbean Missionaries and the Evangelization of Southern Nigeria 1895-1925. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press 2007.
	Earlmont Williams, "The Missionary Message of First Thessalonians," Caribbean Journal of Evangelical Theology 7 (2003): 22-40. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Gosnell L.O.R. Yorke, "Bible Translation in Anglophone Africa and Her Diaspora: A Postcolonialist Agenda," Black Theology 2 (2004): 153-166.
	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.