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Build for eternity : a history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand / edited by Selwyn Katene and A. Keith Thompson.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand : Huia Publishers , 2023Description: xi, 338 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781775508151
  • 1775508153
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Contents:
Foreword / R. Lanier Britsch -- Introduction / Selwyn Katene -- Part 1. The first 100 years -- The flowering of Israel / Selwyn Katene -- The New Zealand experiment / Rahui Katene -- Train up a child : church schools 1886-1931 / Selwyn Katene -- Part 2. Building the kingdom -- The church building programme : he mahi aroha / Wendy Biesinger-Thacker -- The holy temple : te maunga o ihowa / Michael Roberts -- The Church College of New Zealand 1958-2009 / David Walmsley -- Stakehood and church administration / Douglas J. Martin Jr -- Part 3. Zion in New Zealand -- Missionary work : memories and reflections / A. Keith Thompson -- Leadership development 1958 to present / Mark E. Mendenhall -- A record-keeping people / Nancy Tubbs Harward -- Part 4. Strengthening the saints -- Experiences of sisters in the church since 1958 / Melanie Riwai-Couch -- Māori and the church post-1958 : e tipu e rea / Mel Whaanga -- Cultivating our own measina : a narrative family history of Pacific membership in New Zealand / Nathan Samu and Tanya Samu -- Latter-day Saints in Aotearoa and the global church / Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye -- Part 5. Pathway forward -- Current and future challenges and prospects / Peter Lineham -- Saints, society and Te Tiriti : perspectives from historical anthropology / Ian Barber -- Conclusion / A. Keith Thompson -- Chronology of New Zealand church history -- Glossary and Mormon terms -- Author profiles -- Places of significance in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand.
Summary: "Build for Eternity is a comprehensive account of the history of Mormonism in New Zealand from 1854, when its first missionaries arrived, to the present day. The book draws on the perspectives and experiences of sixteen writers, including historians, academics, social scientists, ecclesiastical leaders and critics. It explores key developments that laid the foundations of a global mainstream religion in New Zealand and took it into the twenty-first century, including the establishment of a New Zealand Mission, the reconciliation of Māori cultural traditions with Church teachings, a national Church building programme, executive-style administrative leadership, the effect of socio-cultural societal changes, and the impact of the religion and culture on people in New Zealand, particularly Māori"--Publisher information.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BX8617.N45 BUI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42422036

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / R. Lanier Britsch -- Introduction / Selwyn Katene -- Part 1. The first 100 years -- The flowering of Israel / Selwyn Katene -- The New Zealand experiment / Rahui Katene -- Train up a child : church schools 1886-1931 / Selwyn Katene -- Part 2. Building the kingdom -- The church building programme : he mahi aroha / Wendy Biesinger-Thacker -- The holy temple : te maunga o ihowa / Michael Roberts -- The Church College of New Zealand 1958-2009 / David Walmsley -- Stakehood and church administration / Douglas J. Martin Jr -- Part 3. Zion in New Zealand -- Missionary work : memories and reflections / A. Keith Thompson -- Leadership development 1958 to present / Mark E. Mendenhall -- A record-keeping people / Nancy Tubbs Harward -- Part 4. Strengthening the saints -- Experiences of sisters in the church since 1958 / Melanie Riwai-Couch -- Māori and the church post-1958 : e tipu e rea / Mel Whaanga -- Cultivating our own measina : a narrative family history of Pacific membership in New Zealand / Nathan Samu and Tanya Samu -- Latter-day Saints in Aotearoa and the global church / Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye -- Part 5. Pathway forward -- Current and future challenges and prospects / Peter Lineham -- Saints, society and Te Tiriti : perspectives from historical anthropology / Ian Barber -- Conclusion / A. Keith Thompson -- Chronology of New Zealand church history -- Glossary and Mormon terms -- Author profiles -- Places of significance in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand.

"Build for Eternity is a comprehensive account of the history of Mormonism in New Zealand from 1854, when its first missionaries arrived, to the present day. The book draws on the perspectives and experiences of sixteen writers, including historians, academics, social scientists, ecclesiastical leaders and critics. It explores key developments that laid the foundations of a global mainstream religion in New Zealand and took it into the twenty-first century, including the establishment of a New Zealand Mission, the reconciliation of Māori cultural traditions with Church teachings, a national Church building programme, executive-style administrative leadership, the effect of socio-cultural societal changes, and the impact of the religion and culture on people in New Zealand, particularly Māori"--Publisher information.

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