Sunday Best : How the church shaped New Zealand and New Zealand shaped the church

Lineham, Peter

Massey University Press（2017/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 464 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780994140777
• DDC分類 279.3

Full Description

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? Why do we have afternoon tea? And what were debutante balls? Religion had a hand in the societal habits and milestones we all take for granted.

Contents

ContentsIntroduction 10 The Sacred Day 26 The House of God 48 Gathered to Worship 100The Music and Words of Faith 134 Clergy Culture 168 Convictions of the Faithful 198 The Money in the Bag 224A Sociable Religion 242 The Gendered Church 274 Children and Young People and Church 308Status, Hierarchy and Faith 338 All Change 378 Glossary 386 Notes 390 Index 450 About the Author 46NER(01): GB IE