1982
Religions in the
Act
South Pacific
Information
Official
the
Tonga
Fiji
Samoa
under
Vanuatu
Solomon Islands
Released
OUTCOMES
1982
Act
Aware of the general religious make up of countries
in the South Pacific
Identify key characteristics of religions and
Information
denominations
Ability to ascertain further information about
religions and influence over d
Official aily life
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OVERVIEW
1982
Act
Three stages
Orientation
Operability
Information
Awareness
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ORIENTATION
1982
Act
Socio-Theology
Historical overview
Two clear periods,
Information
Pre-contact
Post contact (our focus)
Christianity spread through mis
Official sionary endeavours
Transformation of indigenous religion
the
Two significant Christian missionary organisations
London Missionary Society (LMS)
under
Church Missionary Society (CMS)
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HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 1982
Act
Missionaries and colonialism
LMS Modus Operandi
CMS Modus Operandi
Information
Official
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under
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HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 1982
Act
Sugar-cane plantation workers
imported from India
Information
LMS
Official
the
under
CMS – From NZ & Aus
Released
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DYNAMIC
1982S
Act
Islam
Other religions
Hinduism, Sikh, Baha’I, Judaism
Information
Present due to immigration, very limited conversion
Atheism
Separation of church and stat
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QUESTIONS/COMMENTS1982
Act
Information
Official
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BREAK
1982
Act
Information
Official
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OPERABILITY
1982
Act
Key is to ascertain what is the dominant belief
system & what are the implications
4 Key questions
Information
What is sacred?
Who is important?
What are the traditions?Official
What is good?
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Profession, Practice & Worldview
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RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE - SPECTRU
1982 M
Act
Information
Official
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RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE - SPECTRU
1982 M
Act
Theocracy
One Religion
State
Limited
Free exercise
sponsored
exercise
Political
Religious
Lay authority
Lay authority
Lay authority
Lay authority
Information
leadership
authority
figure
figure
figure
figure
figure
Other
Illegal
Illegal
Possibly legal
Legal
Legal
religions/
Official
belief systems
the
Law
Based on
Based on
Loosely based Potential for
Potential for
theology/
theology/
on theology/
historical
historical
sacred texts
sacred texts
sacred texts
influence, but influence, but
under
no active
no active
reference
reference
Social
Absolute
Absolute
Significant
Significant -
Low - nil
conformity
Moderate
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QUESTIONS/COMMENTS1982
Act
Information
Official
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under
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BREAK
1982
Act
Information
Official
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under
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AWARENESS
1982
Act
Spectrum of Religion
Where would you put Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, & the
Solomon Islands?
Information
Theocracy
One Religion
State sponsored
Limited exercise
Free exercise
Political
Religious
Lay authority
Lay authority
Lay authority
Lay authority
leadership
authority figure
figure
figure
figure
figure
Official
Other religions/
Illegal
Illegal
Possibly legal
Legal
Legal
the
belief systems
Law
Based on
Based on
Loosely based
Potential for
Potential for
theology/
theology/
on theology/
historical
historical
under
sacred texts
sacred texts
sacred texts
influence, but
influence, but
no active
no active
reference
reference
Social
Absolute
Absolute
Significant
Significant -
Low - nil
conformity
Moderate
Released
1982
Act
Religion – NZ (2013 Census)
Information Christian
No Religion
Official
Objection to Answering
Hindu
the
Buddhist
Muslim
under
Released
1982
Act
Religion Samoa (CIA Fact Book)
Congregationalist
Roman Catholic
Mormon
Information Methodist
Assembly of God
Seventh-Day Adventist
Official
Worship Centre
the
Other Christian
Other (Baha'I, Hindu,
Buddhist, Jewish)
under
None
Unspecified
Released
1982
Act
Religion – Tonga (2011 Tonga department of Statistics)
Free Wesleyan
(Methodist)
Information Roman Catholic
Mormon
Official
Free church of Tonga
the
Other Christian
under
Other religion
Released
1982
Act
Religion – Fiji (2011 Fiji Department of Statistics)
Methodist
Roman Catholic
Information Assemblies of God
Seventh Day Adventist
Official
Other Christian
Sanatani
the
Arya Samaj
Other Hindu
under
Other Religion
No Religion
Released
1982
Act
Religion – Vanuatu (2007 International Religious
Freedom Report)
Presbyterian
Information Roman Catholic
Anglican
Seventh Day Adventist
Official
Church of Christ
the
Other Christian
Animism
Buddhism
under
Baha'i
Other
Released
1982
Act
Religion - Solomon Islands (2007 International Religious
Freedom Report)
Anglican
Information
Roman Catholic
Official
South Seas Evangelical
the
Other Christian
under
Animism
Released
1982
Act
Religion - NZ
Religion - Fiji
Methodist
Roman Catholic
Information
Christian
Assemblies of God
No Religion
Seventh Day
Adventist
Objection to
Other Christian
Official
Answering
Hindu
Sanatani
the
Buddhist
Arya Samaj
Other Hindu
Muslim
under
Other Religion
No Religion
Released
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS1982
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
BREAK
1982
Act
Information
Official
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under
Released
4 KEY QUESTIONS – EXERCISE
1982
Act
What is sacred
Who is important
What are the traditions
Information
What is good
Official
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MAIN RELIGIONS
1982
Act
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Information
Animism
Buddhism
Official
Baha’i
the
under
Released
DENOMINATIONAL DIFFERENCE
1982 S
Act
Christianity
Methodism
Roman Catholicism
Anglicanism
Information
Mormonism
Presbyterianism
Official
Pentecostalism
the
under
Released
DENOMINATIONAL DIFFERENCE
1982 S
Act
Hindu
Sanatani
Arya Samaj
Islam
Information
Sunni
Shia
Official
the
under
Released
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS1982
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
