Christianity, Modernity and Culture: New Perspectives on New Zealand HistoryJohn Stenhouse, G. A. Wood ATF Press, 2005 - 349 Seiten For much of the twentieth century, New Zealand historians, like most Western scholars, largely took it for granted that as modernity waxed religion would wane. Secularization--the fading into insignificance of religion--would distinguish the modern era from previous ages. Until the 1980s, only a handful of scholars around the world raised serious empirical and theoretical questions about a Grand Theory that had become central to the self-understanding of the social sciences and of the modern world. Heated debates since then, and the unmistakable resurgence of world religions, have raised fundamental questions about the empirical and theoretical adequacy of secularization theory, and especially about how far it applies outside Europe. This volume revisits New Zealand history when secularization is no longer taken for granted as the Only Big Story that illuminates the country's social and cultural history. Contributors explore how New Zealanders' diverse religious and spiritual traditions have shaped practical, everyday concerns in politics, racial and ethnic relations, science, the environment, family life, gender relations, and other domains. |
Inhalt
Chaplain to the Nation or Prophet at the Gate? | 11 |
Historical Reflections | 87 |
Popular Religion | 103 |
The Role of the Church in New Zealand Society | 311 |
Contributors | 332 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
AJHR Anglican Anglican Church argued Auckland University Press Australia believed Bible Bishop Britain British Buddle Cambridge Christchurch Christian Church Missionary Society Church of Otago civilisation Clarke Colenso colonial colonists Council culture denominations edited environmental European evangelical example faith Gender George Grey God's Governor Grey Grey's Ibid ICCPA Minute Book imperial James John Stenhouse Labour land leaders liberal Anglican literacy London male Māori Christianity Maori King Movement Māori language marriage Meeting of 28 Methodist mission modern moral National native nineteenth century November Olssen organised Oxford Pakeha Party PCANZA political population Presbyterian Presbyterian Church Prime Minister protestant religion religious role Roman Catholic schools Scotland Scottish secular secularisation settlers social southern Dunedin Sunday Te Rauparaha Thomson Tony Ballantyne tradition translation Treaty of Waitangi University of Otago Wellington Whately William McCaw Wiremu Tamihana women Zealand historians Zealand Journal Zealand Official Zealand Society