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Medium or message? : language and faith in ethnic churches / Anya Woods.
Van Pelt Library BR1485.M4 W66 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woods, Anya, 1973-
- Series:
- Linguistic diversity and language rights ; 1.
- Linguistic diversity and language rights ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Linguistic minorities--Religious life--Australia--Melbourne (Vic.).
- Linguistic minorities.
- Religious life.
- Australia.
- Melbourne (Vic.)--Languages--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Melbourne (Vic.).
- Immigrants--Religious life--Australia--Melbourne (Vic.).
- Immigrants.
- Immigrants--Religious life.
- Language and languages--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Language and languages.
- Melbourne (Vic.)--Church history.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, [2004]
- Contents:
- 1 Establishing the Context of the Study 1
- Theoretical Framework 4
- Methodology 22
- 'Religious Settlement' and Some Christian Churches in Australia 24
- 2 Language-Religion Ideology in an Ethnic Church Context 41
- The LRI of the Anglican Church 43
- The LRI of the Baptist Church 43
- The LRI of the Catholic Church 44
- The LRI of the Lutheran Church 45
- The LRI of the Orthodox Church 46
- The LRI of the Reformed Church 47
- The LRI of the Uniting Church 49
- 3 Views from the Pulpit 52
- Summary of Church Findings 52
- 4 Case Study 1: The Latvian Church 65
- The Latvian Church in Social, Historical and Theological Perspective 65
- The Interview 68
- The Questionnaire 70
- 5 Case Study 2: The Indonesian Church 105
- The Indonesian Church in Social, Historical and Theological Perspective 105
- The Interview 107
- The Questionnaire 109
- 6 Some General Trends 147
- Findings Concerning Language in the Religious Domain 147
- 7 Towards a New Framework 161
- Discussion and Application of Findings: Some Introductory Remarks 161
- Implications of This Research 172
- Appendix Summary Tables of Data Gathered from Interviews with Ministers 179.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1853597236
- 1853597368
- OCLC:
- 55114559
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