Fire in the Outback : The Untold Story of the Aboriginal Revival Movement That Began on Elcho Island in 1979

This book looks at the Aborigines’ own stories of the ‘fire of revival’ that transformed whole communities in a few days. It is a frank, exciting and balanced presentation that challenges our own lives as it looks at the roots, background and results of a revival that points the way for the future. Background to Aboriginal revival to 1900; the Arnhem Land Aborigines & Christianity to 1970; the preparation for revival during the 1970s; the Arnhem Land revival in 1979; revival spreads to central Australia; the crusades across Western Australia; the first years after the Aboriginal Revival; the late ’80s & early ’90s in the Aboriginal church; the legacy of revival in today’s Aboriginal church. pp. 322, Illusts, map #0117