TY - JOUR
T1 - New Methodism and Old
T2 - Churches, Police and State in Fiji, 2008-09
AU - Newland, Lynda
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Abstract Although Methodism has remained the dominant form of Christianity in Fiji, Methodist beliefs have been contested by a proliferation of Pentecostal/evangelical churches, but never more directly than by a new form of Methodism which flourished in the years up to 2009. This new church was called the New Methodist Church and, for a period in 2008 and 2009, the Fiji police forces were strongly encouraged to participate and finally to convert to it. This article is part of ongoing research that traces the alliances and challenges between Christianity and the state in Fiji.
AB - Abstract Although Methodism has remained the dominant form of Christianity in Fiji, Methodist beliefs have been contested by a proliferation of Pentecostal/evangelical churches, but never more directly than by a new form of Methodism which flourished in the years up to 2009. This new church was called the New Methodist Church and, for a period in 2008 and 2009, the Fiji police forces were strongly encouraged to participate and finally to convert to it. This article is part of ongoing research that traces the alliances and challenges between Christianity and the state in Fiji.
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00358533.2012.749094
U2 - 10.1080/00358533.2012.749094
DO - 10.1080/00358533.2012.749094
M3 - Article
SN - 0035-8533
VL - 101
SP - 537
EP - 555
JO - The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs
JF - The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs
IS - 6
ER -