Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | World Religions and Spirituality Project |
Publisher | World Religions and Spirituality Project |
Publication status | Published - 29 Sept 2022 |
Abstract
All Pacific Arise (APA) is an evangelical millenarian movement that appeared in the To’abaita and Baelalea speaking regions on the island of Malaita in the mid-1980s and has grown steadily to thousands of followers and an international network. The movement was built on a long tradition of revelation, revival, and ideas of autonomy in the South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) and its predecessor, the South Sea Evangelical Mission. The Mission has been active in the region since the early twentieth century and grew most strongly on the island of Malaita. APA emerged as an alternative to the SSEC’s traditional evangelical doctrine, especially with respect to its relegation of salvation to the future. In contrast, APA is open to the imminent presence of God, revelations, and pasts that include relations with ancestors. Following several conflicts over fundamental theological matters, APA broke away by invoking a black theology and a new constitution of society in 2009.
Keywords
- religion
- religious movement
- evangelism
- Solomon Islands