From Garvey to Marley: Rastafari Theology » (1st Edition)

Noel Leo Erskine is associate professor of theology and ethics at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and the author of Decolonizing Theology: A Caribbean Perspective.

This history of the theology and rituals of Rastafarianism features accents of the reggae rhythms of Bob Marley and the teaching and philosophy of Marcus Garvey, the black nationalist who motivated many of his fellow Jamaicans to embrace their African ancestral roots. Written by a trained theologian who was raised in the Jamaican village in which the Rastafarian faith originated, the book offers both a serious inquiry into the movement and the perspective of an insider in conversation with elders of the faith who still live in the village.