This is a vital subject for all Australian Christians. It traces the major phases and developments in the history of Christianity in Australia in their political and social contexts. Looking at such issues as the Colonial chaplaincy and the challenges of a convict settlement, Education, Mission to Indigenous peoples, relationship with the State, the rise of denominations, the World Wars, White Australia Policy, the rise of different movements in Australia such as the Pentecostal movement, and the more recent debates both within the wider community such as abortion, conservation, and poverty, and in the church such as women in ministry.