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Participants were invited to prepare a case study relating to their experience
or a paper relating to the theme of the conference.
Ana Bidegain,
Columbia
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Rescuing the Memory of Feminine Religious Communities 1959-1999.
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Kylie Chan,
Hong Kong |
Establishing the Archives on
the History of Christianity in China : the challenges to Hong Kong Baptist
University Library |
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Philip Gibbs svd |
Rescuing the Memory
of Peoples in Papua New Guinea |
Daniel Jeyaraj,
India |
Abstract: People
are not dead as long as they are not forgotten! Archival research revives
the memory of our cultural and religious heritage. It helps us meet some
challenges posed by the modern world. Some people think that the Western
Colonialism and the Protestant Christian Missions are synonyms. Archival
research helps us to differentiate the diverse motives, functions and
results of these two different institutions. Colonialism hindered the
growth, establishment and consolidation of indigenous churches. Another area
of concern is the relationship between Christian missions and their host
cultures. It is alleged that Christian missions destroy the local culture.
Among many factors that affect the cultures, Christian missions are an
important agent. They produce social transformation. They provide the people
with an alternative way of life and functional value system. Christian
missions seek to promote human life, dignity and value. Thus they have
exalted the local cultures. Christians are encouraged to live within their
own socio-cultural context. They have multiple identities. In India, the
distinctiveness of being Christians and Indians has gained much
significance. Christians are true citizens of India who seek the welfare of
their contemporaries and the nation. Archival research bridges the gab
between the earlier state where the Christians were and now where they are.
The historical knowledge where the Christians come from helps them to think
about where they would go. The current paper addresses the third challenge
of considering William Carey as the father of modern missionary movement in
India. Before Carey ever came to India in 1793, many Protestant missionaries
were serving in India. The Tranquebar Mission (1706-1845) provided an
example of establishing Christian churches in one place. Since 1758, the
Swede Kiernander was serving in Calcutta, where Carey landed. Carey seems to
have followed some missionary methods of other Protestant missionaries in
India.
For full paper see link below. |
Adam Jones,
Germany |
Material on Africa in German Mission
Archives: Priorities in Improving Access |
Karmito,
Indonesia |
Factors contributing to the Establishment of the
Regional Theological Librarianship and Mission Archivists Forum and
Programmes Asia Wide. |
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Frederick Mukungu, Uganda |
Developing a Classification System
for the Church of Uganda Archives. (Note earlier paper:
The
Experience of Gathering Information for a Directory of the Archives of the
Church of Uganda) |
Anthony Njoku,
Nigeria |
Sharing Our Archival Heritage: Towards Fruitful Collaboration Between North
And South. |
| Bob Shuster |
"'And I will make every effort to see that you will
always be able to remember these things,': Some Thoughts on Church Archives
and Christian Archivists"
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Herbert Swanson
Thailand |
Rethinking the Boundaries: Reflections on Archives and
Oral History Ministries from a Southeast Asian Christian Context. |
Emma Wild-Wood
ÚK |
Oral History and Archive Preservation in the Congo.
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Yvonne Wilkie
New Zealand |
Archiving in a new world frontier: developing the New
Zealand Presbyterian Church Archives. |
The following papers are available for download while decisions are made
about publication. Philip
Gibbs svd and Ewan Maidment of the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau provided papers for the Conference, even though
they were not be
able to be present.
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