At the crossroads :

At the crossroads : African Caribbean religion & Christianity / edited by Burton Sankeralli ; with an introduction by George Mulrain. - St. James, Trinidad & Tobago : Caribbean Conference of Churches, 1995. - xiii, 251 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm

Papers presented at an ecumenical conference on popular religiosity held in Lelydorp, Suriname, in May 1994.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / George Mulrain -- Popular religions and ecumenism / Hesdie Zamuel -- The letter to the Colossians: a biblical reflection on popular religion / Peter Sjak-Shie -- Syncretism: a challenge to an ecumenical discussion on gospel and culture / Hans Ucko -- African cosmology and Caribbean Christianity / George Mulrain -- Syncretism and secretism in the manifestation of African spirituality: the restitution of the spirit / Rawle Gibbons -- Orisha and the Spiritual Baptist religion / Pearl Eintou Springer -- The Winti religion of Suriname / Eddie van der Hilst -- The Rastafari (including a statement by Ras Bongo Spear) -- The Africanisation of Christianity in the Caribbean ... with special reference to Guyana / Dale Bisnauth -- The Spanish Caribbean -- Islam: a Javanese-Surinamese perspective / D' Jasmin -- Hinduism and 'popular religion' / Ravi-ji -- River Muma / Rawle Gibbons -- Drumversation / Ravi-ji -- The yard / Pearl Eintou Springer -- Editor's report: Ogun in the heart of Christ ... a dialogue at Lelydorp / Burton Sankeralli -- Dealing with plurality in the Caribbean ... the C.C.C. and pluralism / Harold Sitahal -- Some reflections on Caribbean popular religiosity / Adolfo Ham -- Report on the consultation on ecumenism and popular religiosity / Jay T. Rock -- Report on the Hostage Seven Group / Herbert Panton.

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Conference papers and proceedings.

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