Christianity in Oceania

Kenneth R. Ross, Katalina Tahaafe-Williams, Todd M. Johnson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

448 Seiten

2021
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-8007-9 (ISBN)

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This exhaustive reference volume covers the state of Christianity in every country in Oceania, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes and examines current trends.

Kenneth R. Ross is Professor of Theology and Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Zomba Theological University in Malawi and Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His most recent monograph is Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi: Alexander Hetherwick of Blantyre (Edinburgh University Press, 2023). Katalina Tahaafe-Williams is Programme Executive at the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, World Council of Churches. She was previously Multicultural Ministry Consultant at the Uniting Church in Australia NSW/ACT Synod. She is author of several books, including Song of the Prophets: A Global Theology of Climate Change (Christian Aid, 2012) and co-editor of Contextual Theology for the Twenty First Century (Wipf & Stock, 2010). Todd M. Johnson is the Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA. He is also visiting Research Fellow at Boston University's Institute for Culture, Religion and World Affairs.

Series PrefaceVolume Preface

List of Contributors

Introduction: A Demographic Profile of Christianity in OceaniaGina A. Zurlo

Christianity in OceaniaKatalina Tahaafe-Williams

Countries

French PolynesiaRichard A. Davis and Marc Pohue

Cook Islands, NiueNga Mataio

TongaSolo Tafokitau

Sāmoa, American SāmoaFetaomi Tapu-Qiliho

Tuvalu and TokelauTeatu Fusi

Micronesia, Kiribati, NauruSoama Tafia

Guam, Micronesia (Fed States of), Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, PalauFrancis X. Hezel

New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna IslandsNathalie Cawidrone

FijiRusiate Tuidrakulu

VanuatuRandall Prior

Solomon IslandsBrian McDonald-Milne

Papua New GuineaJack Urame

New ZealandGeoffrey Troughton

AustraliaAndrew Dutney

Major Christian Traditions

AnglicansBrenda Reed

IndependentsKenneth R. Ross

OrthodoxDoru Costache

ProtestantsGraham Joseph Hill

Roman CatholicsRocío Figueroa and Philip Gibbs

EvangelicalsStuart Lange

Pentecostals/CharismaticsKevin Hovey

Pacific Conference of ChurchesFeleterika Nokise

Key Themes

Faith and CultureUpolu Vaai

Worship and SpiritualityTau'alofa Anga'aelangi and Tanya Riches

Theology, Darrell Jackson and Nasili Vaka'uta

Social and Political ContextAisake Casimira

Mission and EvangelismFa'afetai Aiavā

GenderVictoria Kavafolau

Religious FreedomJacqueline Ryle

Inter-Religious RelationsElizabeth Krishna and Tessa Mackenzie

Integrity of CreationCliff Bird

Indigenous SpiritualityCruz Karauti-Fox

Migration and DiasporaAndrew Williams

Conclusion: The Future of Christianity in OceaniaKatalina Tahaafe-Williams

Appendices

Christianity by Country

Methodology and Sources of Christian and Religious AffiliationTodd M. Johnson and Gina A. Zurlo

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	18.10.2021
Reihe/Serie	Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity
Zusatzinfo	12 colour graphics
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
ISBN-10	1-4744-8007-1 / 1474480071
ISBN-13	978-1-4744-8007-9 / 9781474480079
Zustand	Neuware