Christianity in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
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
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.