This book is reprinted from the historic original. It is a first-hand source describing a Fijian people and culture which does not presently exist. As such, it is an invaluable resource for understanding the way things used to be, before Western intervention. A great portion of the worth of this work is in its presentation of native folklore and beliefs. Preservation of folklore means preservation of the mind of a people, preservation of their deepest beliefs, their understanding of the world, the knowledge that held them together as a people and equipped them to survive. This book is a sociological study of the Fijian people from before they had lost all that they had once been.

"Is our faith a unilateral contract to acquire a free ticket to heaven, or is it a two-way blood covenant between us and our savior...a commitment unto death?" So begins the first essay in this book, a collection of essays by Gavin Finley, MD. These writings are prophetic. They do not follow conventional wisdom, nor do they stand with the status quo. What the writing of Gavin Finley will do is shake up our staid notions -- bringing old paradigms into question and new thoughts into view. Reminiscent of the best of C.S. Lewis, Francis Shaeffer, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the writing of Gavin Finley is not for the faint of heart. At turns acerbic and brilliant, this writing is for those whose heart yearns for the deeper quest in God, and a deeper understanding of who we are, and where we are going in the coming seasons. These essays outline a glorious Bride, awaiting the return of her Beloved by actively walking out His end-time plan!