Saints and stirrers: Christianity, conflict and peacemaking in New Zealand, 1814-1945
"This book focuses on Christian peacemaking and opposition to war in the period from the nineteenth century until the end of the Second World War. It provides critical insights into New Zealand Christianity, as well as peace activism, politics, and New Zealand society more generally"--Publ...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Wellington
Victoria University Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Zealand
/ Christianity
/ Peace efforts
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Pacifism (New Zealand)
History
B Peace Religious aspects Christianity B Church History |
| Summary: | "This book focuses on Christian peacemaking and opposition to war in the period from the nineteenth century until the end of the Second World War. It provides critical insights into New Zealand Christianity, as well as peace activism, politics, and New Zealand society more generally"--Publisher information Christianity, peace and opposition to war / Geoffrey Troughton -- Samuel Marsden and the origins of a New Zealand Christian peace tradition / Geoffrey Troughton -- Te Waharoa's War and missionary visions of peace / Peter Lineham -- Te Manihera, Kereopa and Christian peacemaking among Maori / Stuart Lange -- A peaceable Puritan? : Rutherford Waddell and God's Own Country / John Stenhouse -- Comrades in arms : Germany, the War Cry and the Salvation Army during the Great War / Harold Hill -- Under the surface : Archibald Baxter's Christian faith / David Tombs -- Compulsion or conscience : Alun Richards and opposition to compulsory military training, 1927-1930 / Allan K. Davidson -- Scots and war in New Zealand / Peter Lineham -- Adventist consientious co-operators and Jehovah's Witness neutrals in New Zealand during the Second World War / Peter H. Ballis -- The Reverend Ormond Burton and his antagonists during the Second World War / David Grant |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1776561643 |