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Christian Politics in Oceania
  • Author : Matt Tomlinson
  • Release Date : 05 July 2022
  • Publisher : Berghahn Books
  • Genre : Religion
  • Pages : 235
  • ISBN 13 : 9780857457462
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Book excerpt: The phrase “Christian politics” evokes two meanings: political relations between denominations in one direction, and the contributions of Christian churches to debates about the governing of society. The contributors to this volume address Christian politics in both senses and argue that Christianity is always and inevitably political in the Pacific Islands. Drawing on ethnographic and historical research in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji, the authors argue that Christianity and politics have redefined each other in much of Oceania in ways that make the two categories inseparable at any level of analysis. The individual chapters vividly illuminate the ways in which Christian politics operate across a wide scale, from interpersonal relations to national and global interconnections.

Christian Politics in Oceania

Christian Politics in Oceania

Author : Matt Tomlinson,Debra L. McDougall
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Genre : Religion
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The phrase “Christian politics” evokes two meanings: political relations between denominations in one direction, and the contributions of Christian churches to debates about the governing of society. The contributors to this volume address Christian politics in both senses and argue that Christianity is always and inevitably political in the Pacific ...

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Publisher : BRILL
Genre : Social Science
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Genre : Science
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This interdisciplinary book explores the science and spirituality nexus in the Pacific Islands Region and as such makes a critical contribution to sustainable climate change adaptation in Oceania. In addition to presenting case studies, literary analyses, field projects, and empirical research, the book describes faith-engaged approaches through the prism of: • ...

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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Genre : Religion
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Genre : Social Science
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Genre : Religion
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Genre : Religion
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Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
Genre : Uncategorized
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 104. Chapters: Christian denominations in Oceania, Christian missionaries in Oceania, Christianity in Australia, Christianity in Fiji, Christianity in Kiribati, Christianity in Nauru, Christianity in New Zealand, Christianity in Niue, Christianity ...

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Genre : Religion
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