Becoming Sinners: Christianity and Moral Torment in a Papua New Guinea Society

by Joel Robbins and Joel Robbins

Book Overview

In a world of swift and sweeping cultural transformations, few have seen changes as rapid and dramatic as those experienced by the Urapmin of Papua New Guinea in the last four decades. A remote people never directly "missionized," the Urapmin began in the 1960s to send young men to study with Baptist missionaries living among neighboring communities. By the late 1970s, the Urapmin had undergone a charismatic revival, abandoning their traditional religion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520238001
• ISBN13: 9780520238008
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"