Abstract Recent expansion of alternative frameworks for archaeological interpretation, particularly non-Western ones, provides an opportunity to revisit and challenge orthodox narratives in the discipline. The Melanesian concept kastom a framework understand contradictions arising from selective nature colonial-era culture change. One facet these transitions is widespread adoption integration C...

The purpose of this paper is to challenge the dominant narrative of Christian service providers working for North Korean refugees’ welfare, and to articulate the perspectives of non-Christian aid recipients, especially North Korean refugees in China and South Korea. Drawing upon postcolonialism, I will unpack dysfunctions of Christian missions and ministries while relating them to anthropologic...

This paper explores historical engagement in priestly formation Indonesia by the Vincentians, Catholic Religious Congregation, who has been sent to a mission (from Netherlands) and erected Diocese of Surabaya since 1923. The outlines Vincentian missionaries’ theological understanding importance establishing minor major seminary train indigenous candidates for priesthood take care their local ch...

Individuals have opinions but can change them under the influence of others. The recent models of Sznajd (missionaries), of Deffuant et al. (negotiators), and of Krause and Hegselmann (opportunists) are reviewed here, while the voter and Ising models, Galam’s majority rule and the Axelrod multicultural model were dealt with by other lecturers at this 8th Granada Seminar.

This paper examines the religious identity of speakers Uralic languages before their adoption Protestant Christianity, as well determining factors under influence which respondents came to Protestantism (the impact people - relatives, friends, church members, missionaries, etc.). It was found that Finno-Ugric peoples living in an industrial (urban) society, according these indicators, practical...

Abstract This paper intends to contextualise the life of Christianity in British India through developments military theology late eighteenth and nineteenth century that put forth image ‘soldier saint’- a true Christian soldier, blood faith. discourse intensified after turned civilian Indian rebellion 1857 which was immediately coloured vs heathen terms, following which, spiritual needs soldier...