TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yates,T.E.
TI  - The conversion of the Maori: years of religious and social change, 1814-1842 
T2  - Studies in the history of Christian missions
SN  - 9780802869456 (pbk. : alk. paper)
U1  - 266.008999442/YAT 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Grand Rapids, MI
PB  - William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
KW  - Missions
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Conversion
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Maori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Church history
KW  - 19th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
ER  -