The essays in this groundbreaking collection offer fresh insights into how Christianity in New Zealand has been shaped by culture and society. Through new research on Christian ideas, practices, and institutions in New Zealand, the essays offer a critical examination of recent debates concerning New Zealand's secularist historiography, the Pakeha-Maori, Catholic and Protestant traditions, and topics ranging from revivalism to romance. Together they provide evidence of significant religious change, influence, and agency while illuminating important aspects of New Zealand's Christian past.

Geoffrey Troughton is a lecturer in religious studies at Victoria University of Wellington. Hugh Morrison is a teacher at the college of education at the University of Otago. He is also a research associate in history at the University of Waikato.