Bible & treaty : missionaries among the Māori : a new perspective / Keith Newman.
A look at the history of the missionary in New Zealand - covering everything from the lead-up to Samuel Marsden's first sermon, to the Treaty of Waitangi and the disillusionment which led to the 1860s Land Wars - and also discussing the role of the missionary in spreading Christianity, lobbying...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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North Shore [City] N.Z. :
Penguin,
2010.
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| Summary: | A look at the history of the missionary in New Zealand - covering everything from the lead-up to Samuel Marsden's first sermon, to the Treaty of Waitangi and the disillusionment which led to the 1860s Land Wars - and also discussing the role of the missionary in spreading Christianity, lobbying for peace and promoting literacy by publishing the first indigenous-language bible in the Southern Hemisphere. |
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| Physical Description: | 367 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-348) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0143204084 9780143204084 |