Critical Christianity : Translation and Denominational Conflict in Papua New Guinea /

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In Critical Christianity, Courtney Handman analyzes the complex and conflicting forms of sociality that Guhu-Samane Christians of rural Papua New Guinea privilege and celebrate as ""the body of Christ."" Within Guhu-Samane churches, processes of denominational schism-long relegat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Handman, Courtney, 1975-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bible.
Bible > Traduction > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee.
Bible > Translating > Papua New Guinea.
Lutheran Church.
Guhu-Samane language.
RELIGION > Christianity > Denominations.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Guhu-samane (Langue) > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee.
Église lutherienne > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee.
Protestantisme > Aspect social > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee.
Sectes chretiennes > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee > Moeurs et coutumes.
Guhu-Samane language > Papua New Guinea.
Lutheran Church > Papua New Guinea.
Protestantism > Social aspects > Papua New Guinea.
Christian sects > Papua New Guinea > Social life and customs.
Papua New Guinea.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In Critical Christianity, Courtney Handman analyzes the complex and conflicting forms of sociality that Guhu-Samane Christians of rural Papua New Guinea privilege and celebrate as ""the body of Christ."" Within Guhu-Samane churches, processes of denominational schism-long relegated to the secular study of politics or identity-are moments of critique through which Christians constitute themselves and their social worlds. Far from being a practice of individualism, Protestantism offers local people ways to make social groups sacred units of critique. Bible translation, produced by members of the
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520959514

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