Shaping a Tama ole Va Christology for a Fatherless Child., An Australian Samoan Perspective.

Abstract

This research paper attempts to construct a Tama o le Va Christology. The Samoan expression Tama o le Va connotes a person(s) who has brought a sense of satisfaction or a situation that has ended in a feeling of joy and jubilation. This expression and its meaning is symbolic of Jesus Christ identity and his salvific message in particular for a fatherless Australian-Samoan and also others living in the margins.