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A History of the Australian Churches is the first general history about the role of churches in Australian society. It offers a balanced and thoughtful historical analysis of how the Christian churches have shaped and been shaped by a number of key issues, and breaks new ground in comparing denominations and setting the development of Aboriginal and Islander Christianity in context.
This imaginative and resonant 1997 book looks at the constitution as a cultural artefact. It attempts to understand the period during which it emerged, culminating in Federation in 1901. Irving looks beyond the well-known events, places and figures to locate federation and the constitution in the context of broader social, political and cultural changes. She argues that Australians displayed an ability to reconcile the demands of pragmatism with the urge of romanticism. Despite its paradoxical construction, there is something uniquely Australian about the constitution, and it marked a utopian moment as the old century gave way to the new. Irving analyses the background and outcomes of the Constitutional Convention and considers its significance for Australia's possible future as a republic.