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Christianity in Aotearoa : a history of church and society in New Zealand / Allan K. Davidson.
- Title
- Christianity in Aotearoa : a history of church and society in New Zealand / Allan K. Davidson.
- Author
- Davidson, Allan K.
- Publication
- Wellington [N.Z.] : Education For Ministry, 2004.
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- Additional Authors
- New Zealand Education for Ministry Board
- Description
- xii, 235 p. : map; 29 cm.
- Summary
- When this book was published in 1991 it broke new ground in giving a connected narrative account of Christianity in Aotearoa New Zealand. This edition retains the original format but updates suggestions for further reading, includes corrections and some additions and a last chapter. The book takes account of individuals, denominations, church life and various movements within the context of New Zealand history. It opens up new insights into the churches and the way in which in contributing to the shaping of New Zealand society the churches have also been reshaped.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Church history
- History
- Note
- Previous ed.: 1997.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-224) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Church Missionary Society (CMS) -- Te Hahi Mihinare -- Waipu Settlement led by Norman McLeod -- Albertland Settlement -- Church Missionary Society -- Missionary women -- Catholic and Protestant tensions to 1900 -- Catholics and conscription [World War I] -- Churches and [World War I] -- Churches response to the Depression -- Churches and [World War II] -- Rua Kennana -- T. W. Ratana and the Ratana church -- Te Hahi Mihinare, Anglican Maori work 1870-1939 -- Methodist, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and Mormon "Maori work" 1870-1939 -- Mill Hill Fathers, Father Becker, Suzanne Aubert -- Church, politics and morality [Vietnam conflict, Treaty of Waitangi, Springbok Tour]
- Chapter 1: Beginnings -- Chapter 2: Missionary beginnings 1814-1840 -- Chapter 3: Maori, missionaries and settlers: Te Tiriti o Waitangi -- Chapter 4: Establishing churches -- Chapter 5: Churches and the New Zealand Wars [including Maori/Pakeha conflict and the churches 1850-1859 ; Kotahitanga, Kingitanga and the churches ; Churches and the Waikato War ; Impact of War on the church ; [including Maori religious movements Pai Marire or Hauhau, Te Kooti and Ringatu, Te Whiti, Tohu and Parihaka] -- Chapter 6: Colonial Christianity -- Chapter 7: Church and society in colonial New Zealand [including education, Bible in Schools, Prohibition, "Sweating"/sweatshops] -- CHAPTER 8: Women's contribution to missionary and colonial Christianity -- Chapter 9: Bigotry and beliefs 1880-1925 [incl. Catholic and Protestant tensions] -- Chapter 10: Churches at war and peace 1900-1945 [including pacifists/conscientious objectors] -- Chapter 11: Faith and politics: church and society between the wars 19181939 -- Chapter 12: Bringing the churches together: ecumenism and church union -- Chapter 13: Church and Maori -- Chapter 14: Church and women in the twentieth century -- Chapter 15: Growth and new life: church and society 1940 to 1965 -- Chapter 16: Challenge and change: church and society 1966 to 1990 -- Chapter 17: 1990 and beyond: into a new millennium -- Map of early mission sites.
- ISBN
- 047600229X (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 155864113
- SCSB-11363109
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library