History of the Churches in Australasia

Zusatztext a work which makes intelligible and accessible a great variety of scholarship . . . It will clearly be the standard work on the subject for years to come. Informationen zum Autor Ian Breward is Emeritus Professor of Church History, United Faculty of Theology and Senior Fellow in the History Department, University of Melbourne. Klappentext Australasia has developed strongly Christian societies. Based on research in widely scattered archives! this book not only deals with regional interactions and developments in microstates! but examines the various indigenous religious movements! which were earlier regarded as deviations from Christian orthodoxy but are now seen as significant adaptations of Christian teaching. Zusammenfassung This is the first comprehensive history of the Christian Churches in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It illustrates the ways in which European forms of Christianity have been adapted to new contexts, and pays particular attention to the distinctive features of Melanesian and Polynesian Churches. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: From Missions to Churches 2: Organizing Christian Churches from the 1830s to the 1870s 3: The Making of Christian Societies 4: New Opportunities for Mission and Service 5: Wars and Depression 6: Creating New Societies 7: Searching for Credibility Conclusion Bibliography Glossary Index

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• Authors: Ian Breward, Ian ( Breward, Ian (Emeritus Professor of Church History Breward, Breward Ian
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.2004
• EAN: 9780199275922
• ISBN: 978-0-19-927592-2
• No. of pages: 496
• Series: Oxford History of the Christian Church; Oxford History of the Christia; Oxford History of the Christian Church
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, HISTORY / Oceania, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Christianity, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, CE period up to c 1500, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Australasian & Pacific history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Australasian and Pacific history, New Zealand / Aotearoa