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Sam Sharpe and the Quest for Liberation: Context, Theology and Legacy 
for Today

  Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford
  April 13-16, 2010

  A collaboration between the Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture 
at Regent’s Park College, the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the 
Jamaica Baptist Union, and BMS World Mission

The Sam Sharpe Story
  The Conference takes as its centre-piece the story of Sam Sharpe, the 
Baptist deacon and enslaved person who played an important role in the 
‘Great Jamaican Slave Revolt’ of 1831. One of the leaders of a 
group of enslaved persons who took part in a ‘sit-down strike’ 
against slavery, he was executed together with more than 500 others. 
Nevertheless, their revolt is recognized by historians and theologians 
as having a powerful influence on the process leading to the abolition 
of slavery, and Sam Sharpe is honoured as a National Hero in Jamaica. 
The story is of a Baptist Christian whose actions were clearly 
motivated by his faith and by his reading of scripture; he is reported 
to have said, ‘In reading my Bible, I found that the white man had no 
more right to make a slave of me than I have to make a slave of the 
white man.’ He remains a witness to the principle of ‘liberation 
from below’: that is, true liberation comes when those who are 
oppressed or marginalized participate in making their own freedom and 
justice, rather than simply having it granted to them by those who have 
power and authority. This is what the Conference identifies as the 
‘legacy’ of Sam Sharpe today.

The Conference
  The conference aims to explore this story with regard to its
  · Context: making a scholarly examination of the characters, events 
and social institutions of the time
  · Theology: offering a theological reflection on the enslaved revolt, 
as a contribution to liberation theology
  · Legacy: asking what light the story might shed on present-day 
concerns of oppressed or minority groups, and exploring its global 
impact.
  In particular, the conference will explore the relevance of the Sam 
Sharpe story for the West African experience of slavery. It will also 
offer a theological framework for the process among UK Baptist churches 
(‘the Journey’) which has followed the apology for slavery by the 
Baptist Union of Great Britain, and will draw upon the experience of 
churches of both the Caribbean and the African diasporas in the UK and 
the USA.

Book Launch
  The conference marks the publication of a book centred on Sam Sharpe, 
called Burning For Freedom: A Theology of the Black Atlantic Struggle 
For Liberation (Kingston: Ian Randle, 2010) by Delroy A. Reid-Salmon, 
Research Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture at 
Regent’s Park College

Invited Speakers include:

  Dr. Cawley Bolt (Jamaica Baptist Union)
  Dr Neville Callam (Baptist World Alliance)
  Ms Rosemarie Davidson-Gotobed (London Baptist Association)
  Prof Paul Fiddes (University of Oxford)
  Prof Dwight Hopkins (University of Chicago)
  Revd Wale Hudson-Roberts (Baptist Union of Great Britain)
  Dr David Muir (Evangelical Alliance)
  Revd Lynette Mullings (Queen’s Theological Foundation, Birmingham)
  Dr Delroy Reid-Salmon (New York & Regent’s Park College, Oxford)
  Prof. Horace Russell (Palmer Theological Seminary, Philadelphia)
  Revd David Shosanya (London Baptist Association)
  Dr Burchell Taylor (Kingston, Jamaica)
  Dr Mary Turner (School of Advanced Study, London University)

  A full programme is available here

Call for papers:
  Short additional papers (no more than 25 minutes) are invited on the 
theme of the Conference. These may be offered in any of the three areas 
identified – context, theology or legacy. It is hoped that offerings 
will not be limited to historical studies of Sam Sharpe or the 
geographical area of the Caribbean, but will range widely over issues 
of liberation, justice and equality in different areas of the world. 
All proposals of papers will be peer-reviewed, and it is expected that 
papers given will be published in a conference volume.

  Deadline for Submission of Papers: Friday 12 March
  To be sent to:
  Dr Nicholas Wood, Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture
  Regent’s Park College, OX1 2LB.
  E-mail: [log in to unmask]

  Cost:
  Registration fee: £25.00
  - Residential Rate: £120;
  - Non-Residential Rate: £60;
  - Day Rate: £30 per day

  The main cost of the conference is being subsidised by generous 
sponsorship from the Tithe Fund of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, 
BMS World Mission and the Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture. 
Accommodation will be at Regent’s Park College in the centre of the 
beautiful city of Oxford. Some will be in shared flats and some will be 
in single study bed-rooms, each room has a wash-basin and bathrooms are 
nearby.
  (N.B. BUGB Accredited Ministers may apply for an In Service Study 
Grant towards their costs.)