NELEN YUBU MISSIOLOGICAL UNIT

Nelen Yubu Productions

NYMU (the Nelen Yubu Missiological Unit) began in 1977 in the Northern Territory with the aim of working at the interface between Aboriginal society on the one hand and modern Australian evangelisation on the other. In the Ngangikurrungur language of the Daly River area nelen means 'way' and yubu means 'good' — a good way to travel.

Its tools are the resources of anthropological and sociological research. It began publishing its observations and findings particularly in a missiological journal which, after the model of Anthropos , would give preference to reports from a field situation while endeavouring to maintain a respectable academic standard.

The journal began under the name of Tracks. It was renamed Nymuna for issue No.4, but then assumed the name it continued under until its end: Nelen Yubu. After issue No.80 at the beginning of 2002 we terminated publication of the journal. Later on in the year paid-up subscribers received a special issue of an index of the 81 numbers (there was a pilot edition at the very beginning). We have also prepared an archival CD in PDF format that will be distributed to subscribers and others. Copies are still (29/10/04) available from NYMU at $10 plus postage.

The first issue of eNY, i.e. Electronic Nelen Yubu commences with the second chapter of Frank Fletcher's book Aboriginality and Jesus

NYMU intends to continue its publication work: special productions such as directories for the MSC province, and books. See LIST of productions.

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