Sacred histories in secular New Zealand
"The secular character of New Zealand has become an accepted fact of our time, but Christian organizations and discourses have played a crucial role in framing our religious and secular life and identity. Sacred Histories in Secular New Zealand sheds light on previously unexamined pockets of Ne...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wellington
Victoria University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Zealand
/ Religion
/ Church
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Christianity Social aspects (New Zealand) B Secularism (New Zealand) B Church History |
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Table of Contents |
| Summary: | "The secular character of New Zealand has become an accepted fact of our time, but Christian organizations and discourses have played a crucial role in framing our religious and secular life and identity. Sacred Histories in Secular New Zealand sheds light on previously unexamined pockets of New Zealand's history, from missionaries and Māori martyrs to charismatic preachers and puritan novelists, from sectarian conflict and competition to increased cooperation and ecumenism. Christianity has been interwoven with New Zealand culture since it first arrived. The persistence of religious tolerance, spiritual belief and celebration of Christian festivals and ideals, despite the modern decline in church attendance, show that Christianity plays a more enduring role in New Zealanders' lives than the country's secular reputation would indicate"--Publisher information Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction: Sacred Histories in Secular New Zealand / Geoffrey Troughton -- Admiring, Disdainful, or Somewhere in the Middle: Interpretations of Missionaries and Christian Beginnings among Māori / Stuart Lange -- The Tārore Story: Sorting Fact from Fiction / Malcolm Falloon -- God, Nation and History: William Pember Reeves and the Writing of New Zealand History / John Stenhouse -- The Escaped Nun: Taking the Sectarian Temperature of Nineteenth Century New Zealand / Nicholas Thompson -- Giving as Good as they Got: Sectarianism in New Zealand during World War One / John Milnes -- The New Zealand Churches at War: Conflict and Co-operation over Military Chaplains and Combined Worship, 1914-1919 / Allan K. Davidson -- 'The manliest and noblest of all pursuits and professions': Two Preacher Novelists / Kirstine Moffat -- The Ancient Word in the Modern World: The Preaching of J. J. North / John Tucker -- The New Zealand Christmas and the Interweaving of Culture and Religion / Peter Lineham -- Christianity and Churches in New Zealand since 1960: Sociological Perspectives / Kevin Ward -- Notes |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1776560957 |