Christianity In Melanesia

Author : Theo Aerts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Christian art and symbolism
ISBN : UCSD:31822027828581

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Christianity in Melanesia by Theo Aerts Pdf

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.

Author : Kenneth Nehrbass
Publisher : William Carey Library Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Animism
ISBN : 087808407X

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Christianity and Animism in Melanesia by Kenneth Nehrbass Pdf

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.

Author : Theo Aerts
Publisher : University of Papua New Guinea Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Melanesia
ISBN : UCSD:31822027828649

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Traditional Religion in Melanesia by Theo Aerts Pdf

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.

Author : G. W. Trompf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1991-04-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521383066

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Melanesian Religion by G. W. Trompf Pdf

Am invariable guide and analysis to pressing issues of religious and Soviet change in the Pacific.

Author : Kenneth Nehrbass
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645080251

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Christianity and Animism in Melanesia by Kenneth Nehrbass Pdf

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.

Author : Michael Press
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781978709942

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Salvation in Melanesia by Michael Press Pdf

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.

Author : Edward LiPuma
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Anglicans
ISBN : 0472088351

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Encompassing Others by Edward LiPuma Pdf

An investigation of how the advance of capitalism, colonialism, and Christianity has engaged a Melanasian society

Author : Franco Zocca
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Christianity
ISBN : UCSD:31822034966341

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Melanesia and Its Churches by Franco Zocca Pdf

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).

Author : G. W. Trompf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 9980650109

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Melanesian Religion and Christianity by G. W. Trompf Pdf

Author : Franco Zocca
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Christianity
ISBN : UOM:39015079351089

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Sorcery, Witchcraft and Christianity in Melanesia by Franco Zocca Pdf

Author : Ben Burt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134354573

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Tradition and Christianity by Ben Burt Pdf

Burt studies the effects of the 19th century labour trade, colonial subjugation and the subsequent Christian conversion. He examines the anti-colonial Maasina Rule movement of the 1940s and finally illustrates the subsequent efforts of Kwara'ae leaders to regain their self-determination and to reaffirm the values of "tradition" under Christianity. The Kwara'ae example of colonialism and Christianity is part of the broader experience of Melanesia and of other peoples in the Third World who once lived a tribal life. The detailed local focus, based on a year of fieldwork, provides valuable evidence essential to a wider comparative analysis of colonial history and the continuing development of indigenous Christianity from an anthropological and a historical perspective. Tradition and Christianity explores how and why a Pacific Islands people, fiercely attached to the tradition of their ancestors, have transformed their society by changing their religion.

Author : Darrell L. Whiteman
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-05-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725202191

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Melanesians and Missionaries by Darrell L. Whiteman Pdf

'In Melanesians and Missionaries', one of the best of the younger generation of missionary anthropologists demonstrates that a commitment to the missionary enterprise on the part of a solid scholar facilitates, rather than hinders, the anthropological study of a missionary topic. This is better anthropology because Dr. Whiteman is able to probe more deeply into his topic and demonstrates that he understands and appreciates both Melanesians and missionaries." Charles H. Kraft, Professor of Anthropology, School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena

Author : William Longgar
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780473353223

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Living in the Family of Jesus by William Longgar Pdf

With its myriad people groups, Melanesia has much to teach the rest of the world about what happens when Christ encounters local culture. This collection begins with a look at specific case studies of the Gospel's encounter with local culture in Melanesia itself, before turning to broader themes particularly raised by the Melanesian context. Case studies from Asia and the wider Pacific then throw further light on the incarnational process of encounter, demonstrating that there is much for the rest of the world to learn from the Melanesian experience. The book concludes with some penetrating analyses of the dynamics at work when the Gospel encounters human cultures for the first time. The process of critical contextualization of the Gospel is never complete, and is inevitably the product of conversation and experimentation. As such it is a communal process. This set of essays models one such conversation while at the same time enabling the rest of the church to listen in on important insights.

Author : James L. Flexner
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781760460754

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An Archaeology of Early Christianity in Vanuatu by James L. Flexner Pdf

Religious change is at its core a material as much as a spiritual process. Beliefs related to intangible spirits, ghosts, or gods were enacted through material relationships between people, places, and objects. The archaeology of mission sites from Tanna and Erromango islands, southern Vanuatu (formerly the New Hebrides), offer an informative case study for understanding the material dimensions of religious change. One of the primary ways that cultural difference was thrown into relief in the Presbyterian New Hebrides missions was in the realm of objects. Christian Protestant missionaries believed that religious conversion had to be accompanied by changes in the material conditions of everyday life. Results of field archaeology and museum research on Tanna and Erromango, southern Vanuatu, show that the process of material transformation was not unidirectional. Just as Melanesian people changed religious beliefs and integrated some imported objects into everyday life, missionaries integrated local elements into their daily lives. Attempts to produce ‘civilised Christian natives’, or to change some elements of native life relating purely to ‘religion’ but not others, resulted instead in a proliferation of ‘hybrid’ forms. This is visible in the continuity of a variety of traditional practices subsumed under the umbrella term ‘kastom’ through to the present alongside Christianity. Melanesians didn’t become Christian, Christianity became Melanesian. The material basis of religious change was integral to this process.

Author : Charles Montgomery
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781926812311

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The Last Heathen by Charles Montgomery Pdf

In 1892, the Bishop of Tasmania set sail for Melanesia with the intent of rescuing islanders from lives of fear, black magic and cannibalism. Over 100 years later, his great grandson, Charles Montgomery, followed the bishop’s route through the South Pacific, seeking out the spirits and myths his missionary forebear had sought to destroy. Montgomery explored remote shores where gospel and empire never took hold. He rubbed shoulders with barefoot preachers, witch doctors and gun-toting rebels, only to discover that the pagan spirits were more tenacious than the missionaries had imagined. Melanesians had stirred Jesus and Mary into an already spicy broth of ancestor worship, ghosts, shark gods and magic. Through confrontations with a bizarre cast of characters—the randy ethnographer, the soft-talking assassin, the leper prophet—the journey becomes a debate on the nature of magic, myth and faith, and a metaphor for the transforming power of story. The Last Heathen marks the debut of an exciting young writer who charts his adventures with passion, insight and grace.