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Scripture, Piety and the Practice of Peace in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand Missions

Scripture, Piety and the Practice of Peace in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand Missions Nineteenth-century missionary activity is more commonly associated in historiography with the violence of colonisation and imperialism than with peace. Nevertheless, in some places, rhetoric proclaiming Christianity as a peace-bringer became tied more decisively with the preaching of peace as an ethical imperative. This article explores the emergence and cultivation of a peace gospel in the mission to Māori in nineteenth-century New Zealand. It argues that formations of piety, especially bible reading, were central to the inculcation of an influential peace ethic. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Studies in World Christianity Edinburgh University Press

Scripture, Piety and the Practice of Peace in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand Missions

Studies in World Christianity , Volume 25 (2): 17 – Aug 1, 2019

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Edinburgh University Press
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Copyright © Edinburgh University Press
ISSN
1354-9901
eISSN
1750-0230
DOI
10.3366/swc.2019.0253
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Abstract

Nineteenth-century missionary activity is more commonly associated in historiography with the violence of colonisation and imperialism than with peace. Nevertheless, in some places, rhetoric proclaiming Christianity as a peace-bringer became tied more decisively with the preaching of peace as an ethical imperative. This article explores the emergence and cultivation of a peace gospel in the mission to Māori in nineteenth-century New Zealand. It argues that formations of piety, especially bible reading, were central to the inculcation of an influential peace ethic.

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Studies in World ChristianityEdinburgh University Press

Published: Aug 1, 2019

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