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Title: | Balinese Christianity and it's identity: a theological articulation from a minority and marginal perspective | ||||
Author: | Sudhiarsa, Raymundus I. Made |
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0000 0004 2679 2472
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Awarding Body: | The University of Birmingham | ||||
Current Institution: | University of Birmingham | ||||
Date of Award: | 2001 | ||||
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This thesis looks into the issue of self-definition or identity of the minority Christian
Churches on the Indonesian Island of Bali. Their self-definition is formulated in close
relation to their social, religious and cultural context. It is composed of a 'story' and
'discourse,' namely the interactions between Christianity and the Balinese culture.
With regard to the 'story,' they share the same history, tradition and cultural heritage
with the Bali-Hindus (chapter one). The problem is that for the majority Bali-Hindus,
Christianity is considered alien to Balineseness. Therefore, being Christian means an
infringement of the socio-cultural network of this exclusive and feodal society; and so
the Christians have taken over the experience of the `traditional' outsiders (chapter
two).
In the matter of 'discourse' that leads to the motto 'Bali is my body and Christ is my
life,' they find that faith is the fundamental factor for their identity, albeit their
marginalization due to it. Chapter three then explores a theology that could support
their search for belongingness, which is founded on the faith as `chosen people of
God.'
The thesis finally suggests that these minority and marginal people could regain their
self-respect in working out a 'theology of sharing' as their way of life.
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Supervisor: | Not available | Sponsor: | Not available | ||
Qualification Name: | Thesis (Ph.D.) | Qualification Level: | Doctoral | ||
EThOS ID: | uk.bl.ethos.509683 | DOI: | Not available | ||
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