The Integrating Gospel & the Christian: Fiji 1835-67

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Alan Tippett’s publications played a significant role in the development of missiology. The volumes in this series augment his distinguished reputation by bringing to light his many unpublished materials and hard-to-locate printed articles. These books—encompassing theology, anthropology, history, area studies, religion, and ethnohistory—broaden the contours of the discipline.

This volume contains two manuscripts. The first, The Integrating Gospel, combines a historical ethnolinguistic study of Fijian language, an examination of Fijian culture patterns in interaction with the church, and Tippett’s own firsthand experience as a communicator of the gospel to specific receptors at a specific place and point in time. From this, Tippett is able to extrapolate broader ideas on contextualization and methods of gospel transmission.

In The Christian: Fiji 1835–67, Tippett addresses the establishment of the Christian church and the spread of Christianity in Fiji, with special attention to Ratu Cakobau. In this brief but in-depth study, Tippett presents a strong case against the understanding that Fijian conversions to Christianity were primarily political, as he offers evidence of the genuine religious and spiritual experiences behind these conversions.

[/DESCRIPTION] [CREDIT] Alan R. Tippett [/CREDIT] [PAGES] 298 [/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Publishing [/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2018 [/PUBLISHYEAR] [TOC]

Series Foreword
Foreword
Personal Note 1970
Preface

Part One
1. Introductory Statement
2. The Field for Investigation: The Church in the Fiji Islands
3. General Concluding Statement

Part Two
4. Introductory Statement: The Field and the Nature of Research Material
5. The Impact of Culture on Christian Practice
6. The Impact of Culture on Christian Belief

Part Three
7. Introductory Statement: Breaking Down or Breaking Through Cultural Barriers
8. Reception
9. Transmission
10. Discovery

References Consulted or Discussed

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