Recently I helped a Pacific theology student with a Master's thesis. She received the results yesterday: one out of two examiners gave her a distinction. I'll try a summary here, and hope it doesn't miss the mark: in her ancient island tradition, there is the "real man" and the "real woman". Outside of that, one is not "real". She then considers what has changed, chiefly through colonialism. And then, she redefines the ancient tradition through, as it were, the light of Christ. A small part of her work is soon to be published -- there is a "sneak peek" or pre-publication view here:
Individualism vs. Personhood in Kiribati.
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