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Christian politics in Oceania [electronic resource] / edited by Matt Tomlinson and Debra McDougall.

Contributor(s): Series: ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology ; v. 2Publication details: New York : Berghahn Books, c2012Description: 1 online resource (p.)ISBN:
  • 0857457454 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780857457455 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 261.70995 23
LOC classification:
  • BR115.P7 C245 2012
Online resources: Summary: 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 i
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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 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 i

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