01691cam a22003258i 4500 17680431 AU-EpEBC 20130709145308.0 130401s2013 miu b 001 0 eng 2013001751 9780802869456 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC eng DLC rda NEMB pcc u-nz--- 266.008999442/YAT EW Yates, T. E. (Timothy Edward), 1935- The conversion of the Maori : years of religious and social change, 1814-1842 / Timothy Yates. Grand Rapids, MI : William B Eerdmans Publishing Co 2013. 1307 pages cm. Studies in the history of Christian missions Includes bibliographical references and index. The 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. Missions New Zealand. Conversion Christianity. Maori (New Zealand people). New Zealand Church history 19th century. ddc 36622 36622 0 0 ddc 0 0 266 Missions MAIN MAIN OS 2013-07-09 The Book Depository 26.96 0 266.008999442/YAT 14341 2015-08-26 00:00:00 1 55.00 2013-07-09 AM