This study argues that Black liberation theology influenced the development work of the PIM during Malawis colonial era. Firstly, the influence of Joseph Booth in mentoring the founder of the PIM should be taken into consideration. Joseph Booths vision was based on the impact of the socio-economic imbalance of colonial rule on Black Africans. Secondly, regarding the PIMs engagement with the issue of race, Chilembwe and the African-American Missionaries from the National Baptist Convention, NBC at the PIM taught that human colouring is influenced by the climate from which an...