Religion in Australia
Subtitle: a history
By: Roger C. Thompson.
Series: Australian retrospectives
Publisher: New York; Oxford University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Melbourne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Church and state -- Australia -- History.; Religion and politics -- Australia -- History.; Australia -- Church history.
Description: This book examines how various religious beliefs and institutions have influenced Australia's history. While focusing on Christianity, Thompson also looks at Aboriginal spirituality as well as religions like Judaism and Islam. His study offers a greater understanding of Australian political cultures deriving from religious sectarianism and the often tense relationship between church and state.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-158) and index.