Sunday best: how the Church shaped New Zealand and New Zealand shaped the Church
"The early arrival of the missionaries in Aotearoa set the scene for a new moral colony that would be founded on religious precepts and modern Christian beliefs. It did not take long for a combination of circumstances to confound the aspirations of the Church Missionary Society, the Church in R...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland, New Zealand
Massey University Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Protestant Church
/ Mission (international law
/ Maori
/ New Zealand
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| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and culture (NewZealand)
History
B New Zealand Church history B Church Buildings (New Zealand) History B Church History B Maori (NewZealandpeople) Religion |
| Summary: | "The early arrival of the missionaries in Aotearoa set the scene for a new moral colony that would be founded on religious precepts and modern Christian beliefs. It did not take long for a combination of circumstances to confound the aspirations of the Church Missionary Society, the Church in Rome and all those who followed. Historian Peter Lineham examines Christianity in New Zealand through the lens of cultural development, and asks: If the various denominations and faiths set out to shape New Zealand, how did the very fluid fact of New Zealand change those faiths? From the Presbyterian south to the enclaves of Catholicism, who shaped whom? And what is the legacy of that influence?"--Back cover The sacred day -- The house of God -- Gathered to worship -- The music and words of faith -- Clergy culture -- Convictions of the faithful -- The money in the bag -- A sociable religion -- The gendered church -- Children and young people and church -- Status, hierarchy and faith -- All change |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0994140770 |