Unorthodox Christianity in South Australia

With reference to Jill Roe’s pioneering contribution to the study of minority religious bodies in Australia, this article examines the possibility that the strongly Protestant religious culture of South Australia created an environment that encouraged the growth of unorthodox and sectarian versions of Christianity. It surveys the history and influence in South Australia of a number of small groups that were regarded by contemporaries as unorthodox. Their fortunes varied, but none of them flourished greatly. This article has been peer-reviewed.