Missionary theology devalues and denigrates individuals and groups.
In this context, indentured Indians and Hindus, introduced in the colonies not only for the fruits of their labour but also for the salvation of their souls, were viewed as outlandish and foreign aberrations, heathen savages, and sinners that needed to be civilized and Christianized. The instrument chosen to effect this higher civilization was, of course, the Christian church. The principal expression of Christianity in the Caribbean is the hegemonic Christianity inherited from Europe, and enunciated by white metropolitan theologians located in and sensitive to, their environment of power and domination. With the decline of European global domination, United States became the center of this brand of Christianity and its concomitant ideologies of conquest and domination. From this new and fertile source Christian missionaries armed with their fundamentalist ideologies and endless material resources, come descending on us with concerns of our salvation.