Christianity In Melanesia
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Christianity In Melanesia
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Author : Theo Aerts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Christianity In Melanesia written by Theo Aerts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Christian art and symbolism categories.
There are various modern methods of an audience-centered reading of the Scriptures. One of them is an anthropology-inspired approach which assumes that people from these parts of the world come to the Bible with quite a different set of presuppositions, grounded in their own age-old traditions. This kind of approach goes purposely away from the well-established kind of reading which is based upon past Jewish history, ancient near-Eastern customs and archaeology, Semitic philology and so on. But without denying the value of these essentially sound segments of learning, is it really necessary that Melanesians should first plunge into Western academia in order to hear God's word? Or is it no longer true that "Greeks" must not first become "Jews" before they can become Christians? The articles gathered in Traditional Religion in Melanesia, and its companion volume Christianity in Melanesia contribute to the goal just described. They make clear that religion as such was not something that was completely new for "the pagans of the past," and that as a rule, too, they were rather selective in accepting the Christian message. This accounts for some misunderstandings, but also for some very positive ways of accepting Christianity.
Traditional Religion In Melanesia
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Author : Theo Aerts
language : en
Publisher: University of Papua New Guinea Press
Release Date : 1998
Traditional Religion In Melanesia written by Theo Aerts and has been published by University of Papua New Guinea Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Melanesia categories.
There are various modern methods of an audience-centered reading of the Scriptures. One of them is an anthropology-inspired approach which assumes that people from these parts of the world come to the Bible with quite a different set of presuppositions, grounded in their own age-old traditions. This kind of approach goes purposely away from the well-established kind of reading which is based upon past Jewish history, ancient near-Eastern customs and archaeology, Semitic philology and so on. But without denying the value of these essentially sound segments of learning, is it really necessary that Melanesians should first plunge into Western academia in order to hear God's word? Or is it no longer true that "Greeks" must not first become "Jews" before they can become Christians? The articles gathered in Traditional Religion in Melanesia, and its companion volume Christianity in Melanesia contribute to the goal just described. They make clear that religion as such was not something that was completely new for "the pagans of the past," and that as a rule, too, they were rather selective in accepting the Christian message. This accounts for some misunderstandings, but also for some very positive ways of accepting Christianity.
Melanesia And Its Churches
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Author : Franco Zocca
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Melanesia And Its Churches written by Franco Zocca and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Christianity categories.
What is immediately striking about this book is the breadth of its coverage. Its aim is "to present the current situation of the Melanesian Christians and to trace these situations back to their roots, both historical and cultural" (p. 1). In eight chapters the author addresses geography and population, traditional cultures and religions, European colonization, evangelization (in two chapters), movements, emerging independence, and current statistical data of the churches across Melanesia (Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, East and West New Guinea).
Christianity And Animism In Melanesia
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Author : Kenneth Nehrbass
language : en
Publisher: William Carey Publishing
Release Date : 2012-02-26
Christianity And Animism In Melanesia written by Kenneth Nehrbass and has been published by William Carey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-26 with Religion categories.
In this book, Kenneth Nehrbass examines the interaction between traditional or animistic religion (called kastom) and Christianity in Vanuatu. First, he briefly outlines major anthropological theories of animism, then he examines eight aspects of animism on Tanna Island and shows how they present a challenge to Christianity. He traces the history of Christianity on Tanna from 1839 to the present, showing which missiological theories the various missionaries were implementing. Nehrbass wanted to find out what experiences in the lives of the islanders distinguished those who left traditional religion behind from those who held on to it. In the end, he contends that there are twenty factors of gospel response and cultural integration that determine whether an animistic background believer will be a mixer, separator, transplanter, or contextualizer.
Melanesian Religion And Christianity
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Author : G. W. Trompf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Melanesian Religion And Christianity written by G. W. Trompf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Christianity categories.
Sorcery Witchcraft And Christianity In Melanesia
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Author : Franco Zocca
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Sorcery Witchcraft And Christianity In Melanesia written by Franco Zocca and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Christianity categories.
Encompassing Others
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Author : Edward LiPuma
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2001
Encompassing Others written by Edward LiPuma and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Anglicans categories.
An investigation of how the advance of capitalism, colonialism, and Christianity has engaged a Melanasian society
Salvation In Melanesia
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Author : Michael Press
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-06-15
Salvation In Melanesia written by Michael Press and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-15 with Religion categories.
Salvation in Melanesia explores the views of salvation held by Methodist, Lutheran, and Pentecostal Christians in Fiji and Papua New Guinea, uncovering the ways in which a Protestant theology of unconditional salvation through God’s judgment and grace has been combined with traditional Melanesian religious concepts of reciprocity, retribution, and obedience to cultural laws. While Pentecostal churches have offered new experiences of transformation by rejecting what they regard as the mingling of Melanesian culture with Christianity in other churches, they have also kept certain elements of traditional Melanesian spirituality. Meanwhile, today economic globalization and secularization result in new questions about the relationship between the people, the leaders, the land, and God. Michael Press uses mission sources and interviews to describe the different concepts of mission, their reception, the main images of God, and the relationship between religion and culture in Melanesian churches, as well as the factors that support or hinder personal transformation.
Melanesian Religion
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Author : G. W. Trompf
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1991-04-26
Melanesian Religion written by G. W. Trompf and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-04-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Am invariable guide and analysis to pressing issues of religious and Soviet change in the Pacific.
Christianity In Melanesia
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984*
Christianity In Melanesia written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984* with categories.
