TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tomlinson,Matt
AU  - McDougall,Debra L.
TI  - Christian politics in Oceania
T2  - ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology
SN  - 0857457454 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BR115.P7 C245 2012
U1  - 261.70995 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Berghahn Books
KW  - Christianity and politics
KW  - Oceania
KW  - Christian sects
KW  - RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / Christianity / General
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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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