Christian politics in Oceania  [electronic resource] / 
edited by Matt Tomlinson and Debra McDougall. 
 - New York :  Berghahn Books,  c2012 
 - 1 online resource (p.) 
 - ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology ;  v. 2 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0857457454 (electronic bk.) 9780857457455 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christianity and politics--Oceania.<br/>Christian sects--Oceania.<br/>RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues<br/>RELIGION / Christianity / General
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR115.P7  / C245 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>261.70995