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Author Teelucksingh, Jerome.

Title Beyond the Legacy of the Missionaries and East Indians : the Impact of the Presbyterian Church in the Caribbean / by Jerome Teelucksingh.

Publication Info. Boston : BRILL, 2019.

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Description 1 online resource (230 pages).
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Series Caribbean Ser.
Caribbean Series.
Contents Intro -- Beyond the Legacy of the Missionaries and East Indians: The Impact of the Presbyterian Church in the Caribbean -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Conversion and Education of the Indians -- 1 Rural Schools -- 2 Conversion -- 3 Ordinances and Progress -- 4 Ethnicity and Integration -- 5 Secondary Schools -- 2 Caribbean Missions: The Spread of Presbyterianism in British West Indian Colonies -- 1 Presbyterianism in Grenada -- 2 Presbyterianism in Jamaica -- 3 Presbyterianism in St. Lucia
4 Presbyterianism in Guyana (British Guiana) -- 5 Global and Regional Linkages -- 3 Rebuilding a Society: Preparing Foundations -- 1 Co-curricular Activities -- 2 Myths and Realities -- 3 Beacon in South Trinidad -- 4 Naparima Training College -- 5 Importance of Hindi -- 6 Turbulent Thirties -- 7 Church and School Linkages -- 8 More Beacons -- 4 Uneasy Transitions: Presbyterian Schools and Excellence -- 1 Brewing Trouble Denominational versus Government Schools -- 2 Growth of the Presbyterian Schools -- 3 Primary Schools -- 4 Emergence of Hindu and Muslim Schools
5 Naparima Training College 1956-1975 -- 6 Shortcomings of the Church -- 5 Culture, Ethnicity and Administration -- 1 Return to Cultural Roots -- 2 Primary School Administration -- 3 Allegations -- 4 Involvement in Pre-schools -- 5 Work Ethic in Secondary Schools -- 6 Church Administration and Women's Liberation -- 1 Early Church Administration -- 2 Sense of Belonging -- 3 Catechists -- 4 Women's Work, Teenagers and Children -- 5 Boards of Education -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Table indicating the number of immigrants who entered Trinidad from 1845-1885
Appendix 2 Two popular bhajans sung in Presbyterian Churches -- Appendix 3 Exam Results 2004-2005 of nghs -- Appendix 4 The Trail Ranger Code -- Appendix 5 Expenses for San Fernando Coolie School 1871 -- Bibliography -- Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-210) and index.
Summary In Beyond the Legacy of the Missionaries and East Indians, Jerome Teelucksingh offers a revisionist perspective of the role of the Presbyterian Church in Trinidad. He is particularly interested in the enlightenment of the society, especially the faster rate of social mobility achieved by the Indo-Caribbean diaspora in the era following the First World War. He argues that the Presbyterian Church in the Caribbean was particularly interested in women's rights b yproviding the vital human and financial resources needed to champion the elevation of Indian women. By simultaneously providing a formal education whilst assisting the poor and oppressed, the Canadian missionaries and locally-trained persons played a pivotal role in the colonial society. He closely examines the dynamic between local expertise and Canadian missionary work in such social uplift processes.-- Provided by publisher, page 4 of cover.
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Subject Presbyterian Church -- Missions -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History.
Presbyterian Church -- Missions.
Trinidad and Tobago.
History.
Presbyterian Church -- Missions -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Caribbean Area.
East Indians -- Education -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad -- History.
East Indians -- Education.
Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad.
East Indians.
East Indians -- Education -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Missions, Canadian -- Presbyterian Church -- Caribbean Area -- History.
Missions, Canadian.
Presbyterian Church.
Caribbean Area -- Church history.
Church history.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Church history.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Teelucksingh, Jerome. Beyond the Legacy of the Missionaries and East Indians : The Impact of the Presbyterian Church in the Caribbean. Boston : BRILL, ©2019 9789004416475
ISBN 9004417087
9004416471
9789004416475
9789004417083 (electronic book)
Standard No. 9789004416475