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

By:

Garrett, John, 1920-

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: History of Christianity in OceaniaPublication details: Suva : Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific : in association with World Council of Churches, ©1997.Description: xi, 499 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9820201217
9789820201217

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DDC classification:

266.00995 21

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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"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)

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