Although sometimes blind to their own faults, those who brought this message were remarkable people of great compassion and courage.įor two centuries, this activity was a major force in the lives of the indigenous people of Australia. It is this encounter and its results that John Harris explores in these many stories that tell one story: how, in the face of abuse, paternalism, prejudice, isoluation and crippling hardship, the Christian gospel was brought to Aboriginal people. Out of a burning conviction that "God made of one blood all nations", Christians have carried their message to Aborigines throughout Australia. One blood : 200 years of Aboriginal encounter with Christianity : a story of hope / John Harris Book Bib ID
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