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By Howard Gregory

The e-book features a selection of papers, discussions and reflections concentrating on the theological schooling and ministerial formation within the Caribbean. The individuals position powerful emphasis at the present prestige of Caribbean theology and on matters and matters influencing and shaping the destiny path of this contextual theological expression. They realize the railroading of the time table for Caribbean theology within the Nineteen Eighties and the rising articulation within the Nineteen Nineties. in this foundation, they establish as pressing the duty of reflecting at the demanding situations which confront those that may search to articulate and advance additional the methodological matters in addition to issues concerning the content material of Caribbean theology because the quarter strikes in the direction of the twenty-first century.

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Pcmud INTRODUCTION I would like to begin my presentation with a sincere word of thanks to President Gregory and the planners of this timely Consultation on theological education within the Caribbean for their kind invitation to me to be a participant. Of course, my participation allows me the welcome opportunity to renew old friendships and to establish new ones. In addition, I view participation in this Consultation as a unique chance to explore further, and in new and creative ways, the richness and diversity of my own Caribbean heritage, which is ineradicably a part of me.

But", he continues, "the Church in the Caribbean has been gloriously oblivious of this quest. It has not discerned it, nor encouraged and enabled it. " An indictment, of course, but no surprise because the church historically came to the Caribbean region in attendance to the colonizing powers and with a missionary outlook which equated Christianity with civilizing. In effect, the European brand of Christianity was imposed in toto and a "theology of imposition", as Robert Moore contends, marked "this second great age" of Christian expansion.

Yet it has not completely conquered. The human spirit in the quest for wholeness bounces back in myriad ways. " Thus Idris Hamid expresses starkly and boldly the basic problematic of the Caribbean region. "But", he continues, "the Church in the Caribbean has been gloriously oblivious of this quest. It has not discerned it, nor encouraged and enabled it. " An indictment, of course, but no surprise because the church historically came to the Caribbean region in attendance to the colonizing powers and with a missionary outlook which equated Christianity with civilizing.

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