What is it about?
Demonstrate how core Samoan values of alofa (love), fa'aaloalo (respect), tautua (selfless-service), soalaupule (consensual dialogue), and amiotonu (justice) are appropriated as a public theology response to dealing with the issue of domestic violence in Samoan society.
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Why is it important?
It shows how our faith is translated into concrete ways to deal with issues affecting the well-being of people in our respective societies.
Perspectives
This publication highlights how my own beliefs and values in terms of my Samoan culture and Christian faith are grounded in the realities of life which I exist in relation to self, others, God and the environment. A more holistic way of relating.
Dr Mercy M.M Ah Siu-Maliko
University of Otago
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This page is a summary of: A Public Theology Response to Domestic Violence in Samoa, International Journal of Public Theology, February 2016, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341428.
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