Faith, gender and cultural exchange: Australian missions in comparative perspective, 1800-1930.

该项目将允许澳大利亚的英国基督教的核心传统，一个重要的文化遗产，影响当前的民族认同的观点，这是在全球化的不安全的脸越来越重要的新的理解。通过启发对社会、文化和宗教问题的理解，特别是在跨文化接触中宗教信仰的性别方面，它将有助于加深对整个亚太区域社会和文化的理解。 它将促进国际学术交流，传播其研究结果，在殖民研究、性别和使命历史领域提高澳大利亚的知名度。

The project will permit a fresh understanding of Australia's core tradition of British Christianity, an important cultural heritage which influences current views of national identity and which is of increasing significance in the face of the insecurities of globalisation. Through illuminating understandings of social, cultural and religious issues, in particular in relation to gendered aspects of religious faithwithin cross-cultural encounters , it will contribute to greater understanding of societies and cultures across the Asia-Pacific region. It will foster international scholarly interchange, dissemination of its findings giving increased profile for Australia within the fields of colonial studies, gender and mission history.