God Is Samoan: Dialogues Between Culture and Theology in the Pacific

by Matt Tomlinson

Book Overview

Christian theologians in the Pacific Islands see culture as the grounds on which one understands God. In this pathbreaking book, Matt Tomlinson engages in an anthropological conversation with the work of "contextual theologians," exploring how the combination of Pacific Islands culture and Christianity shapes theological dialogues. Employing both scholarly research and ethnographic fieldwork, the author addresses a range of topics: from radical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824888316
• ISBN13: 9780824888312
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"