The Presbyterian Research Network will present a talk on the impact of two soldiers during World War 2 next week.
The talk, entitled "Christians and Revolution: A Story of Two Soldiers" will be presented by Knox College Theological Hall emeritus principal the Rev Simon Rae next Thursday, February 26, from 5.30pm in the KCML Seminar Room, Knox College.
Dr Rae’s talk, described in a press release, will look at how the Japanese capitulation in August, 1945, as World War 2 drew to an end, left Indonesian Protestant nationalists lamenting the lack of guidance about Christian participation in resisting the return of the colonial regime.
With the declaration of independence three days later, in a political vacuum, Indonesia led the process of decolonisation in South Asia and Christians had to sort out for themselves a way through conflicting ideologies, factional rivalries, suspicion and distrust.
Dr Rae’s study looks at how two men responded to the same challenge quite differently — Lieutenant-general T. B. Simatupang, a military planner, strategist and diplomat; and Lieutenant-general Djamin Gintings, a charismatic field commander in North Sumatra.
The event is free and open to the public.
The talk will be preceded by refreshments from 5pm. — Allied Media
