Anzac and Protestant sectarianism: the case of the Rev C T Forscutt

Authors

Gregory C. Melleuish, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

100632

Publication Details

Melleuish, G. C. (2015). Anzac and Protestant sectarianism: the case of the Rev C T Forscutt. St Mark's Review: a journal of Christian thought and opinion, (231), 58-68.

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St. Mark’s Review

Abstract

Why has Anzac captured the Australian national imagination? Is it a substitute for Christianity, a form of civil religion that binds the populace together in a common faith? Is it an expression of Australian nationalism in opposition to the attempts of the British to 'impose' an imperial ideal on Australia?