Christianity in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Author(s)

Emily DeWittFollow

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Keywords

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Saipan, Christianity, Catholicism, Chamorro, Carolinian

Department

Religion

Major

Liberal Arts

Abstract

In an attempt to better understand the integral ties of Christianity to Native Pacific Islander identity, I examined the spread of Christianity throughout the Pacific with a focus on the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The project begins first with the pre-Christian Pacific, narrowing in on the pre-Christian CNMI, and follows the arrival and establishment of Christianity into the 21st century, noting essential influences such as the Spanish, German, and the Japanese occupation of the islands and World War II. Through investigating secondary sources and conducting interviews with current leaders of churches of various denominations in the CNMI, I explore the ways in which Christianity has developed and grown since the time of its introduction to the islands.

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Dyron Daughrity

Presentation Session

Session D

Location

BPC 191

Start Date

23-3-2018 4:00 PM

End Date

23-3-2018 4:15 PM

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Christianity in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

BPC 191

In an attempt to better understand the integral ties of Christianity to Native Pacific Islander identity, I examined the spread of Christianity throughout the Pacific with a focus on the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The project begins first with the pre-Christian Pacific, narrowing in on the pre-Christian CNMI, and follows the arrival and establishment of Christianity into the 21st century, noting essential influences such as the Spanish, German, and the Japanese occupation of the islands and World War II. Through investigating secondary sources and conducting interviews with current leaders of churches of various denominations in the CNMI, I explore the ways in which Christianity has developed and grown since the time of its introduction to the islands.