A History of the Australian Churches
| By: | Ian Breward |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd |
| Print ISBN: | 9781863734462 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781743432341 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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A History of the Australian Churches is the first general history about the role of churches in Australian society. It offers a balanced and thoughtful historical analysis of how the Christian churches have shaped and been shaped by a number of key issues, and breaks new ground in comparing denominations and setting the development of Aboriginal and Islander Christianity in context.
Although there is a popular understanding that Australia is a secular society, religion and the churches have played a critical historical role in the shaping of the nation.
A History of the Australian Churches is the first general history about the role of churches in Australian society. This is a broad canvas covering all of the Australian states and territories. It offers a balanced and thoughtful historical analysis of how the Christian churches have shaped and been shaped by a number of key issues including church-state relations; the churches and education; responses to the stubborn secularity of Australia; and the search for a distinctive Australian Christianity.
This book deals with theological, liturgical and constitutional changes in the major churches and relates them to changes in Australian history. It breaks new ground in comparing denominations - Protestant, Roman Catholic and the Orthodox - as well as setting the development of Aboriginal and Islander Christianity in context.