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Bible & treaty : missionaries among the Māori / Keith Newman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin, 2010.Description: 367 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780143204084
  • 0143204084
Other title:
  • Bible and treaty
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 266 22
LOC classification:
  • BV3665 .N49 2010
Contents:
Strangers in strange lands: close encounters of conflict -- The storm before the calm: tidings of joy delayed -- At the mercy of muskets: faith beyond failure -- A judicial black hole: interim independence -- Entering the war zone: a high price for peace -- Seeds blown by the wind: Maori evangelise themselves -- Trick or treaty?: best of British intentions -- Softening the south: property rights challenged -- Uptopian ideals fade: test of commitment -- Martyrdom and sacrifice: an uncomfortable peace -- Dividing up the land: reclaiming the East Coast -- A house divided: redefining the mission -- The royal resistance movement: Darwin adds to a volatile mix -- Rudderless reforms: no star to steer by -- Hope deferred: between two books.
Summary: About this edition ISBN: 9781743486801, 1743486804 Page count: 368 Published: June 2014 Format: Ebook Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Language: English Author: Keith Newman Bible & Treaty: Missionaries among the Māori is a complex and colourful adventure of faith, bravery, perseverance and betrayal that seeks to recover lost connections in the story of modern New Zealand. It brings a fresh perspective to the missionary story, from the lead-up to Samuel Marsden's first sermon on New Zealand soil, and the intervening struggle for survival and understanding, to the dramatic events that unfolded around the Treaty of Waitangi and the disillusionment that led to the Land Wars in the 1860s. While some missionaries clearly failed to live up to their high calling, the majority committed their lives to Māori and were instrumental in spreading Christianity, brokering peace between warring tribes, and promoting literacy – resulting in a Māori-language edition of the Bible. This highly readable account, from the author of Ratana Revisited: An Unfinished Legacy (2006) and Ratana: The Prophet (2009), shines a new light on the ever-evolving business of New Zealand's early history. Source: Publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Strangers in strange lands: close encounters of conflict -- The storm before the calm: tidings of joy delayed -- At the mercy of muskets: faith beyond failure -- A judicial black hole: interim independence -- Entering the war zone: a high price for peace -- Seeds blown by the wind: Maori evangelise themselves -- Trick or treaty?: best of British intentions -- Softening the south: property rights challenged -- Uptopian ideals fade: test of commitment -- Martyrdom and sacrifice: an uncomfortable peace -- Dividing up the land: reclaiming the East Coast -- A house divided: redefining the mission -- The royal resistance movement: Darwin adds to a volatile mix -- Rudderless reforms: no star to steer by -- Hope deferred: between two books.

About this edition
ISBN: 9781743486801, 1743486804
Page count: 368
Published: June 2014
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand
Language: English
Author: Keith Newman
Bible & Treaty: Missionaries among the Māori is a complex and colourful adventure of faith, bravery, perseverance and betrayal that seeks to recover lost connections in the story of modern New Zealand. It brings a fresh perspective to the missionary story, from the lead-up to Samuel Marsden's first sermon on New Zealand soil, and the intervening struggle for survival and understanding, to the dramatic events that unfolded around the Treaty of Waitangi and the disillusionment that led to the Land Wars in the 1860s. While some missionaries clearly failed to live up to their high calling, the majority committed their lives to Māori and were instrumental in spreading Christianity, brokering peace between warring tribes, and promoting literacy – resulting in a Māori-language edition of the Bible. This highly readable account, from the author of Ratana Revisited: An Unfinished Legacy (2006) and Ratana: The Prophet (2009), shines a new light on the ever-evolving business of New Zealand's early history.
Source: Publisher

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