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4.75 AVERAGE
4.75 AVERAGE
archytas's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I don't mean to dismiss how innovative this book is by saying this is one simple trick, but part of what is so impressive about this history is that it all seems so obvious and easy. Kerinaiua and Rademaker bring two perspectives together in this book, integrating Rademaker's academic approach with oral histories and Tiwi understandings. Each author writes an introductory chapter, the main chapters are collaborations and each of those is introduced by an essay of remembrances from a Tiwi leader. The result is something completely new - a history which is accessible, emotional and manages to acknowledge multiple interpretations and shade events with experiences. This is helpful is allowing space for different experiences, especially in discussing faith and culture, or the contradictory experiences of mission life. In having dual perspectives, the book acknowledges that a myriad of perspectives exist, and yet that doesn't deny that in some things, community is united. It is a pleasurable, easy read and will resonate long after you've finished