Rebaptism Calmly Considered

“Dr. Grant does an excellent work in detailing John Wesley’s influence upon the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church on the island of Jamaica. Too often islands are viewed as lesser characters to their mainland counterparts. Dr. Sharon Grant conveys in Rebaptism Calmly Considered the ways in which it was hotly debated and creatively practiced. She highlights the cost(s) following Jesus Christ in a variety of cultural locations.”


—Ken J. Walden, President, Dean, Gammon Theological Seminary





“Sharon Grant's cutting-edge exploration of crucial religious intersections between Euro-American and African influences within African Methodism in Jamaica raise important issues that will frame follow-up studies within African diasporic history. Her subtle interdisciplinary sensibilities and her blending of archival and field work data enrich her religio-historical findings. Her scholarship stands alone in Wesleyan and Afro-diasporic religious studies.”


—Dennis C. Dickerson, James M. Lawson Jr. Professor of History, Vanderbilt University