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Bible & treaty : missionaries among the Māori : a new perspective / Keith Newman.
- Title
- Bible & treaty : missionaries among the Māori : a new perspective / Keith Newman.
- Author
- Newman, Keith, 1954-
- Publication
- North Shore, N.Z. : Penguin Books, 2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | BV3665 .N49 2010 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 367 p. : ill., ports.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- A look at the history of the missionary in New Zealand - covering everything from the lead-up to Samuel Marsden's first sermon, to the Treaty of Waitangi and the disillusionment which led to the 1860s Land Wars - and also discussing the role of the missionary in spreading Christianity, lobbying for peace and promoting literacy by publishing the first indigenous-language bible in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Alternative Title
- Bible and treaty
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-348) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Strangers in strange lands: close encounters of conflict -- Storm before the calm: tidings of joy delayed -- At the mercy of muskets: faith beyond measure -- Judicial black hole: interim independence -- Entering the war zone: a high price for peace -- Seeds blown by the wind: Māori evangelise themselves -- Trick or treaty?: best of British intentions -- Softening the south: property rights challenged -- Utopian ideals fade: test of commitment -- Martydom and sacrifice: an uncomfortable peace -- Dividing up the land: reclaiming the East Coast -- House divided: redefining the mission -- Royal resistance movement: Darwin adds to a volatile mix -- Rudderless reforms: no star to steer by -- Hope deferred: between two books.
- ISBN
- 9780143204084 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2010533389
- OCLC
- 655641724
- SCSB-10747839
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library