Haiti holds a revered place in the long history of the Black liberation movement, as the first Black republic in the west and the scene of the greatest anti-colonial uprising the world has ever seen. This hugely impressive book on Aristide by Celucien Joseph provides a theo-political commentary on the continued struggle for Black liberation on this Caribbean island where self-determination remains an essential marker for a people who will never give in or give up on their dreams to be free.

Anthony G. Reddie, director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture, Regent's Park College, the University of Oxford; Extraordinary Professor of Theological Ethics at the University of South Africa

This book provides a needed and interesting theological approach to the study of Aristide’s political trajectory.

Robert Fatton, Jr., University of Virginia

[There] are brilliant, helpful and constructive insights here that would add towards a fuller picture and greater appreciation of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Celucien Joseph has clearly produced a much-needed volume in reclaiming Aristide as part of the history of Caribbean ideas and intellectual discourse. The research, thought and intentional work towards delivering this volume cannot be underestimated and is certainly an addition to Caribbean critical, theological and historical scholarship that others will build upon and expand.

Black Theology: An International Journal