"An essential compendium of information on the Christian church as an institutional and social force in the making of the West Indies . . . It] promises to be an indispensable handbook for any further research on religion in the West Indies. . . . Historians with an interest in New World history in general will have to include Dayfoot's work as an important reference."--Robert J. Stewart, Hunter College

Against the background of social, cultural and ecclesiastical influences, this book describes the development of Christian churches in the English-speaking Caribbean during the...