Mana Maori and Christianity

This book looks at the growth, development and adaptation of Christian faith among Māori people and considers how that development has helped shape New Zealand identity and society.

Dr Hugh Morrison is a senior lecturer in the College of Education, University of Otago and a research associate of the History Programme at the University of Waikato. He is co-editor (with Geoffrey Troughton) of The Spirit of the Past: Essays on Christianity in New Zealand History (2011). Dr Lachy Paterson is a senior lecturer in Te Tumu: School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, University of Otago, with research interests in Maori language print culture and Maori history. His publications include a study of mid-nineteenth century Maori-language newspapers and a reappraisal of William Ferguson Massey. Dr Brett Knowles is a retired senior lecturer in church history. He held academic positions at the University of Otago, Sydney College of Divinity and Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Tawangmangu (Tawangmangu Theological College) in Indonesia. He is currently working on a book about New Zealand Pentecostalism. Professor Murray Rae is head of the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Otago, and teaches theology and ethics. His research interests include Maori engagements with Christianity, theology and architecture, Christian responses to violence, and Christianity among Tuhoe, stemming from his grandparents' involvement in the Presbyterian mission at Maungapohatu.