This essay explores the post-World War Two anti-colonial Maasina Rule in north Malaita, Solomon Islands, to show how a church leader Shem Irofa'alu decided to establish a religious movement independent of the state and the traditional evangelical church. Irofa'alu's movement indexes an important moment of culture change towards increasing enthusiasm for the often-overlooked Christianity-based forms of sovereignty in the region. It highlights that Maasina Rule was not only a powerful rupture in social processes, but also sharpened the growing division between state and church. Irofa'alu's role in Maasina Rule shows that his influence peaked between 1948 and 1950 and then went into rapid decline. This change in fortune coincided with a critical turning point in the colonial government's attempts to end the movement through appeasement. No longer the head of the evangelical church in Malu'u sub-district and frustrated about the mother church's governance, Irofa'alu retreated to his home area and set about establishing a new church, Boboa (‘Foundation’), his first attempt at organizing a self-governing assembly before introducing Jehovah's Witnesses in north Malaita. In later years, Irofa'alu became a prophet-exemplar for new generations of religious leaders trying to establish Malaitan sovereignties based on their own power to move the truth of prophecies away from foreign state and church organizations.

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Shem Irofa'alu 在所罗门群岛反殖民 Maasina 统治期间的宗教自我改变（1944-1953）

这篇文章探讨了第二次世界大战后所罗门群岛马莱塔北部的反殖民主义马西纳统治，以展示教会领袖 Shem Irofa'alu 如何决定建立一个独立于国家和传统福音派教会的宗教运动。Irofa'alu 的运动标志着文化变革的一个重要时刻，人们对该地区经常被忽视的基于基督教的主权形式的热情日益高涨。它突出表明，马西纳统治不仅是社会进程中的一个强有力的断裂，而且还加剧了国家与教会之间日益扩大的分歧。Irofa'alu 在 Maasina Rule 中的角色表明他的影响力在 1948 年至 1950 年间达到顶峰，然后迅速下降。这种命运的转变恰逢殖民政府的关键转折点。s 试图通过绥靖政策结束运动。不再是 Malu'u 分区福音派教会的负责人并且对母教会的治理感到沮丧，Irofa'alu 退回到他的家乡并着手建立一个新教会，Boboa（“基金会”），这是他第一次尝试在介绍北马莱塔的耶和华见证人之前组织自治集会。在后来的岁月里，Irofa'alu 成为新一代宗教领袖的先知榜样，他们试图根据自己的力量建立马莱坦主权，将预言的真相从外国国家和教会组织中移开。alu 撤退到他的家乡并着手建立一个新教堂 Boboa（“基金会”），这是他在北马莱塔介绍耶和华见证人之前组织自治集会的第一次尝试。在后来的岁月里，Irofa'alu 成为新一代宗教领袖的先知榜样，他们试图根据自己的力量建立马莱坦主权，将预言的真相从外国国家和教会组织中移开。alu 撤退到他的家乡并着手建立一个新教堂 Boboa（“基金会”），这是他在北马莱塔介绍耶和华见证人之前组织自治集会的第一次尝试。在后来的岁月里，Irofa'alu 成为新一代宗教领袖的先知榜样，他们试图根据自己的力量建立马莱坦主权，将预言的真相从外国国家和教会组织中移开。