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The Deep Sea Canoe

The Story of Third World Missionaries in the South Pacifc
Alan R. Tippett
Alan R. Tippett

A native of Australia, Alan R. Tippett served for twenty years as a missionary in Fiji.  He was Senior Professor of Antropology and Oceanic Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary from 1965-1977.  The author of numerous articles and books, including Church Growth and the Word of God and Introduction to Missiology, Dr. Tippett died in Canberra in 1988.  The legacy of his writings, in English and in Fijian, will live on for years to come.

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This updated version of Tippett’s 1977, The Deep Sea Canoe, describes a significant but often overlooked aspect of the expansion of Christianity in the South Pacific, that of South Sea Island believers who carried the gospel from one island to another in their deep sea canoes. It is a well-researched study by one who knew the islands and their people, a man known by the Fijians as one who spoke their language.

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Preface  The Deep-Sea Canoe

1. Mission Under God

2. The Missionary Call

3. Missionary Penetration

4. Missionary Trials

5. Commitment

6. People Movements

7. The Emergence of the Church

8. The Ministry of the World

9. The Role of the Indigenous Leader

10. The Church Facing Culture Change

11. The Indigenous Record of the Expanding Church

Epilogue:  The Anchorage

General Index

Scripture Index

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  • Alan R. Tippett
    Alan R. Tippett

    A native of Australia, Alan R. Tippett served for twenty years as a missionary in Fiji.  He was Senior Professor of Antropology and Oceanic Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary from 1965-1977.  The author of numerous articles and books, including Church Growth and the Word of God and Introduction to Missiology, Dr. Tippett died in Canberra in 1988.  The legacy of his writings, in English and in Fijian, will live on for years to come.

  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: William Carey Publishing
    William Carey Publishing
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Publish Year: 2006
  • ISBN: 9780878081585
  • Vendor: William Carey Library
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