“Pacific Indigenous Dialogue on Faith, Peace, Reconciliation and Good Governance,” is a compilation of papers presented during the Interreligious Colloquium conference held in Samoa in December 2005.
The conference examined the place of culture and religion.
American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono, who organized the event for Tuiatua, said that all of Samoa looks to its head of state as their father. He said the book is a valuable and will be shared by Samoans everywhere.
Togiola also said that it’s very fitting that the book is launched during the 10th Festival of the Pacific Arts, which is being held in American Samoa through Aug. 3.
“(The book seeks) to examine and ask for ways that we can dialogue and discuss with one another how best we adopt and adapt…so we can live in a changing world with comfort and not be left behind because of the heavily structured culture, would not allow us to adapt,” Togiola said.
“In order for future generations of our country to be able to live and live harmoniously in their environments and their governments in the future, it must have a culture that is able to embrace change…and be able to survive in the world of change,” he added.
During the book’s launching copies of the book were presented to Togiola, the Maori King Te Arikinui Tuheitia, the Fono leadership, leaders of each religious faith in American Samoa and other traditional leaders of the territory. Each country participating in the arts festival was also given a copy of the book.
