Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): Cape Coast to Kingston: Connecting TransAtlantic Theological Voices
Articles

Tears in a Bottle — Ghana: For Celebration by the Transatlantic Writing Project at St Nicholas Theological Seminary, Prior to Visiting Cape Coast Castle, July 2024

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  • Nicole ASHWOOD,
  • Janice A. MCLEAN-FARRELL,
  • Anna Kasafi PERKINS
Nicole ASHWOOD
United Church of Jamaica; Just Community of Women and Men, World Council of Churches, Cayman Islands
Janice A. MCLEAN-FARRELL
New Brunswick Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Anna Kasafi PERKINS
The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; St Michael’s Theological College, and Seminary, Kingston, Jamaica

Published 2026-03-11

Keywords

  • liturgy,
  • trauma,
  • lament,
  • slave trade,
  • transatlantic,
  • Cape Coast Castle,
  • Ghana
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How to Cite

Tears in a Bottle — Ghana: For Celebration by the Transatlantic Writing Project at St Nicholas Theological Seminary, Prior to Visiting Cape Coast Castle, July 2024. (2026). African Christian Theology, 3(1), 115–120. https://doi.org/10.69683/66acab54

Abstract

These authors, TWP co-leaders, have adapted the Revd Nicole Ashwood’s unpublished Tears in a Bottle Liturgy for Trauma Transformation (with permission) for use in Ghana, for a time of prayer prior to a TWP group visit to Cape Coast Castle (July 2024).  The liturgy offers prayerful, sensitive grounding and a transatlantic focus as a way of preparing the group for the psychological, spiritual, emotional, and physical impacts of visiting this historic site of such immense horror.
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