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Where nets were cast : Christianity in Oceania since World War II /

Garrett, John, 1920-

Where nets were cast : Christianity in Oceania since World War II / John Garrett. - Suva : Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific : in association with World Council of Churches, ©1997. - xi, 499 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm - History of Christianity in Oceania. .

"This concluding volume of a history of Christianity in Oceania, is a sequel to To live among the stars and Footsteps in the sea"--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one: The churches in World War II: trauma and self discovery, 1941-1945 (1. New Guinea ; 2. Papua and New Britain ; 3. Wider Melanesia ; 4. Polynesia ; 5. Micronesia) Part two: Missionaries and islanders: who leads? 1946-1961 (6. Papua New Guinea ; 7. Other Melanesian islands ; 8. Polynesia ; 9. Micronesia) Part three: "The coconut curtain has lifted": Islander churches and church universal, 1961-1996 (10. Waves of change: Melanesia: Papua New Guinea ; 11. Other Melanesian islands ; 12. Polynesia ; 13. Micronesia) -- Glossary.

Describes the exposure of island churches to brutal interlopers in World War II which foreshadowed the twilight of the missionary and colonial eras.

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Church history--20th century.
Missions--History--Oceania--20th century.
Missionaries--Oceania,
Missions--History--New Zealand--20th century.


Oceania--Church history--20th century.

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