Medium or Message? : Language and Faith in Ethnic Churches.
Title:
Medium or Message? : Language and Faith in Ethnic Churches.
Author:
Woods, Anya.
ISBN:
9781853597244
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (231 pages)
Series:
Linguistic Diversity & Language Rights S.
Contents:
Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Establishing the Context of the Study -- Chapter 2 'Language-Religion Ideology' in an Ethnic Church Context -- Chapter 3 Views from the Pulpit -- Chapter 4 Case Study 1: The Latvian Church -- Chapter 5 Case Study 2: The Indonesian Church -- Chapter 6 Some General Trends -- Chapter 7 Towards a New Framework -- Appendix -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
What is the role of language in ethnic churches? This account of the Australian experience examines the issues faced by sixteen congregations, together representing different periods of Australia's migration history, as well as different languages, cultural backgrounds and Christian denominations.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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