01623cam a22002898i 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000380009304000290013104200080016004300120016808200220018010000430020224501010024526000640034626300090041030000140041949000490043350400510048252006640053365000270119765000300122465000320125465100470128617680431AU-EpEBC20130709145308.0130401s2013    miu      b    001 0 eng    a  2013001751  a9780802869456 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aDLCbengcDLCerdadNEMB  apcc  au-nz---00a266.008999442/YAT1 aYates, T. E.q(Timothy Edward),d1935-14aThe conversion of the Maori :byears of religious and social change, 1814-1842 /cTimothy Yates.  aGrand Rapids, MI :bWilliam B Eerdmans Publishing Coc2013.  a1307  apages cm.0 aStudies in the history of Christian missions  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aThe Conversion of the Maori is the latest volume in the Studies in the History of Christian Missions series, which explores the significant, yet often contested, impact of Christian missions around the world.Timothy Yates introduces the history of missions among the Maori people of New Zealand in the mid-1800s. On the basis of painstaking archival research, Yates charts the change in society and religion over the course of nearly thirty years in detail, describing the historical development of the conversion process. The Conversion of the Maori is ecumenical and historically informed to give a balanced presentation of the conversion of a whole people. 0aMissionszNew Zealand. 0aConversionxChristianity. 0aMaori (New Zealand people). 0aNew ZealandxChurch historyy19th century.