Historical Churches Of The Caribbean Island Of Antigua: An overview of the complex relationship between...

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Michael Nathan-Pepple

Historical Churches Of The Caribbean Island Of Antigua

An overview of the complex relationship between the older established churches, slavery and...

Michael Nathan-Pepple

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English

Mnp Publications
18 August 2023

Religious buildings; History of the Americas; History of religion; Christianity

The Historical Churches of the Caribbean Island of Antigua is a two-part book.

Part one examines and analyses the complex relationship between the Older Established Churches, Slavery and their Black converts.

Part two showcases 24 historic churches and detail their history, congregation establishment, architectural skills and craftsmanship, and the strong influence they had on the religious and social life of the people.

According to the research evidence, missionaries and slave owners joined forces to convert enslaved Africans to Christianity. Both parties benefited from this mutual arrangement, as missionaries gained souls and slave owners gained a very obedient slave population.

With the rise of black consciousness and a renewed emphasis on reparations for slavery, the descendants of slaves have begun to question Christianity's role in slavery, its abuses and oppression.

By: Michael Nathan-Pepple
Imprint: Mnp Publications
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781916280717
ISBN 10: 1916280714
Pages: 66
Publication Date: 18 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael was inspired to write this book because he was fascinated by the large number of historical churches on a small island like Antigua. He was also curious about the factors that lead enslaved Africans to convert to the religion of their enslavers. He believes that the history of slavery should be taught in schools and that historical churches should be preserved as reminders of the sacrifice, courage and perseverance of those enslaved men and women, many of whom laboured to build these churches.

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