Restoring Identities: The Contextualizing Story of Christianity in Oceania - Hardcoverby Upolu Lum Vaai (Editor), Mark A. Lamport (Editor), Dana L. Robert (Introduction by) In a sense, Oceania can be considered a microcosm of World Christianity. Within this region are many of the same observable trends on the global level that impact Christian life, faith, and witness. The geography of Oceania the "liquid continent" is unique. Christianity arrived in Australia and New Zealand in the late eighteenth century via British colonial powers.