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Before the mission station: The earliest Christian missions in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

Map of the islands of Nova Guinea and Nova Britannia by Emanuel Bowen, 1744 The earliest Christian missions in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Part One of Five By Rod Benson The history of Christianity in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands is often told through celebrated landings, missionary pioneers and denominational anniversaries. Such …

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