Drinking from the Same Well?

Abstract This is a joint reflection by a group of Christian scholars involved with transatlantic (African/Caribbean/British) theological initiatives, tackling questions of engagement and lack thereof between contemporary African and Caribbean Christian scholars. As we have observed/experienced, African and Caribbean scholars evince ‘selective amnesia’ around theologies and lived experiences across the Atlantic despite deep historical ties and shared African indigenous cosmological roots, with persistent and diverse traumatic legacies. Building on recent experiences convening/leading various transatlantic projects and consultations in Ghana, Jamaica, and Barbados, and including perspectives from our funder, USPG , we trace past transatlantic Christian engagement (mid-18th century to present). We identify post-independence political and economic crises as likely reasons for the fading of this discourse; argue that it is within the interest of African and Caribbean Christians and wider Christian scholarly community to transcend these past and ongoing traumas; and call for mutual (re)engagement and a transatlantic theology of repair/remaking.