Christian Conference of Asia, 1956-81

 
Component identifier:
Series 8
Content Summary:

The Christian Conference of Asia (then known as the East Asia Christian Conference) was constituted by the decisions of Christian churches, national councils of churches and national Christian councils at a meeting in Prapat, 1957 and was inaugurated at the Assembly in 1959 in Kuala Lumpur. The name was changed to the Christian Conference of Asia at the Fifth Assembly in Singapore in 1973.

The functions of the Christian Conference of Asia included the encouragement of Asian contribution to Christian thought, worship and action throughout the world, the development of Christian responses to the challenges of Asian societies and the promotion of joint action and cooperation among churches in the region.

The papers in this series comprise reports, booklets, minutes, conference papers, correspondence, itineraries, constitution, annual reports, sermons, lists of members and other records.

This series was item listed and arranged chronologically by Engel. See folder 1 for details on the contents of folders 6-18.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were donated by Frank Engel in 1985 and 1995. Further material was added in 2003 and 2009.

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Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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