The opening of the coconut curtain: Pacific influence on the world council of churches through the campaign for a nuclear-free pacific, 1961 to 2000
This paper investigates the influence of Pacific Church leaders within the wider forum of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and their promotion of Pacific concerns – primarily the campaign for a nuclear free Pacific and other ecological concerns. The 1975 WCC Assembly held in Nairobi marked the mo...
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ftanucanberra:oai:openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au:1885/264715 2024-01-14T10:09:01+01:00 The opening of the coconut curtain: Pacific influence on the world council of churches through the campaign for a nuclear-free pacific, 1961 to 2000 Weir, Christine application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1885/264715 https://doi.org/10.1080/00223344.2018.1512370 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/264715/3/01_Weir_The_opening_of_the_coconut_2019.pdf.jpg en_AU eng Taylor & Francis Group 0022-3344 http://hdl.handle.net/1885/264715 doi:10.1080/00223344.2018.1512370 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/264715/3/01_Weir_The_opening_of_the_coconut_2019.pdf.jpg © 2018 The Journal of Pacific History, Inc. Journal of Pacific History World Council of Churches nuclear free Pacific Pacific Conference of Churches transnationalism Journal article ftanucanberra https://doi.org/10.1080/00223344.2018.1512370 2023-12-15T09:34:09Z This paper investigates the influence of Pacific Church leaders within the wider forum of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and their promotion of Pacific concerns – primarily the campaign for a nuclear free Pacific and other ecological concerns. The 1975 WCC Assembly held in Nairobi marked the move of the WCC from a predominantly North Atlantic body to a fully global one, with an emphasis on African issues and with Pacific church leaders elected to the WCC Central Committee. From 1975 the Pacific presence increased within the WCC, with a Pacific President from 1991. In an interesting example of the interaction of local and international activism, Pacific church leaders both used links with the ecumenical body to educate themselves on theology, science and campaigning skills, and used the platform of WCC Assemblies to bring their concerns to a worldwide audience. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Australian National University: ANU Digital Collections Pacific The Journal of Pacific History 54 1 116 138 |
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This paper investigates the influence of Pacific Church leaders within the wider forum of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and their promotion of Pacific concerns – primarily the campaign for a nuclear free Pacific and other ecological concerns. The 1975 WCC Assembly held in Nairobi marked the move of the WCC from a predominantly North Atlantic body to a fully global one, with an emphasis on African issues and with Pacific church leaders elected to the WCC Central Committee. From 1975 the Pacific presence increased within the WCC, with a Pacific President from 1991. In an interesting example of the interaction of local and international activism, Pacific church leaders both used links with the ecumenical body to educate themselves on theology, science and campaigning skills, and used the platform of WCC Assemblies to bring their concerns to a worldwide audience. |
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The opening of the coconut curtain: Pacific influence on the world council of churches through the campaign for a nuclear-free pacific, 1961 to 2000 |
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The opening of the coconut curtain: Pacific influence on the world council of churches through the campaign for a nuclear-free pacific, 1961 to 2000 |
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The opening of the coconut curtain: Pacific influence on the world council of churches through the campaign for a nuclear-free pacific, 1961 to 2000 |
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The opening of the coconut curtain: Pacific influence on the world council of churches through the campaign for a nuclear-free pacific, 1961 to 2000 |
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