TY  - BOOK
AU  - John Tucker
PY  - 2013
CY  - Lausanne, Switzerland
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783035106084
TI  - A Braided River
T2  - New Zealand Baptists and Public Issues 1882-2000
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-0351-0608-4
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1052993
N2  - As both dissenters and evangelicals, Baptists have had an intriguing and often complex relationship with society. This book casts light on that relationship by tracing the history of Baptist involvement in public debate within New Zealand. It analyses ten significant public debates to have occurred since the 1880s, comparing the Baptist contribution with that of other denominations. By showing how Baptist approaches to public issues have changed over time, this study provides significant insights into the evolving nature of Baptist identity. It argues that evangelical theology fundamentally shaped the Baptist movement’s engagement in public debate. On the other hand, it also shows how Baptist involvement was influenced by the interaction of various theological ideas and a changing social environment. A particular feature of this book is the way it places the story within a wider transnational context, highlighting early English influence on the New Zealand Baptist movement and the growing impact of North American Baptist models of church in the latter half of the twentieth century.
KW  - Church History, History of Religion  and Theology, Oceania, Church and State, Churches, Religious Sociology, Modern Age and the Present-Day Church
LA  - English
ER  -