Christianity in Oceania

Kenneth R. Ross

ISBN 10: 1474480071 / ISBN 13: 9781474480079

Published by Edinburgh University Press, GB, 2021

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Series Editors: Kenneth R. Ross and Todd M. JohnsonThis series of reference volumes comprehensively maps worldwide Christianity, describing it in its entirety. It covers every continent and offers country-specific studies as well as examining regional and continental trends. Through a combination of maps, tables, charts and graphs a full demographic analysis is provided, while original essays explore key topics and trends.'This significant volume is a definitive contribution to Oceanic Christian self-understanding. It is impressive in both its scope and its fine-grained attention to the nuances and diversities of Pacific belief and practice. Sensitively framed critical insider analysis provides a local voice, rendering it an accessible and valuable regional and global resource.'Associate Professor Hugh Morrison, University of Otago, New ZealandCombines empirical data and original analysis in a uniquely detailed account of Christianity in OceaniaThis comprehensive reference volume covers 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Christianity in Oceania
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474480071
• ISBN 13: 9781474480079
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 19.05W x 2.54H x 24.77D centimeters 19.05 centimeters width by 2.54 centimeters height by 24.77 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

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.