A Brief Con -version
A Caribbean and Black-British Postcolonial Scrutiny of Christian Conversion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20209732 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Jagessar (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 300-324 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Black Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-9948 • E-ISSN: 1743-1670 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/blth.v7i3.300 |
| OpenAlex | W2013142875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
How does a narrow understanding of conversion sit with the central, transforming and liberating tenets of Black British theology? In what ways does conversion to a Eurocentric version of Christianity challenge the definitions of blackness and identities other than White? How much of conversion is about setting "us" against "them" and vice versa, and about "my God is better and greater than yours"? Can we find another kind of language in our discourse about Christian conversion? These are some of the questions around which this essay seeks to critically explore Christian conversion from personal narratives and Caribbean and Black British perspectives
Black British · Black theology · Christianity · Geography · Global South · Linguistics · Narrative · Religious conversion · Scrutiny · Sociology · Theology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Gender Studies · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |