Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Maps viii
5. Acknowledgments ix
6. Introduction: Christian Politics in Oceania 1
7. 1 Mediating Denominational Disputes 22
8. 2 “Heaven on Earth” or Satan’s “Base” in the Pacific? 49
9. 3 The Generation of the Now 78
10. 4 Christian Politics in Vanuatu 103
11. 5 Evangelical Public Culture 122
12. 6 Anthropology and the Politics of Christianity in Papua New Guinea 146
13. 7 Chiefs, Church, and State in Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands 171
14. 8 Why Is There No Political Theology among the Urapmin? 198
15. Afterword: Reflections on Political Theology in the Pacific 211
16. Contributors 224
17. Index 227