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Prior tense, Paul Morris
Arthur Prior: A “Young Progressive”: Letters to Ursula Bethell and to Hugh Teague 1936-1941 Mike Grimshaw (ed) Canterbury University Press, $60.00, ISBN 9781927145593 A N Prior graduated from Otago University in philosophy and taught there and at the universities of…
Tagged with: Autumn 2019, Canterbury University Press, Hugh Teague, Issue 125, Paul Morris, Ursula Bethell
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Obituary — Sir James McNeish
“Half a stranger at home” Professor Paul Morris reflects on the work of Sir James McNeish (1931–2016) As a writer and a man, Jim McNeish was drawn to human life beyond the physical and social borders of the settled middle…
For us there is only the trying, Paul Morris
Tell You What: Great New Zealand Non-Fiction 2015 Jolisa Gracewood and Susanna Andrew (eds) Auckland University Press, $30.00 ISBN 9781869408244 Greatest Hits: A Quarter Century of Journalistic Encounters and Notes from Lost Cities David Cohen Mākaro Press, $35.00 ISBN 9780994106544…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, David Cohen, Issue 110, Jolisa Gracewood, Mākaro Press, Paul Morris, Susanna Andrew, Winter 2015
Posted in Essays, Media, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Essays, Media, Non-fiction, Review
The life of Brian, Paul Morris
Destiny: The Life and Times of a Self-Made Apostle Peter Lineham Penguin Books, $38.00, ISBN 9780143568919 A Rising Tide: Evangelical Christianity in New Zealand 1930-65 Stuart Lange Otago University Press, $40.00, ISBN 9781877578557 Recently, the International Association of Religion Journalists…
Tagged with: Autumn 2014, Issue 105, Otago University Press, Paul Morris, Penguin Books, Peter Lineham, Stuart Lange
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Religion, Review, Sociology
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Religion, Review, Sociology
Hot gospels and wowserism, Paul Morris
The Spirit of the Past: Essays on Christianity in New Zealand History Geoffrey Troughton and Hugh Morrison (eds) Victoria University Press, $50.00, ISBN 9780864736543 Theology no longer forms part of a university education in the social sciences or humanities, where…
Tagged with: Geoffrey Troughton, Hugh Morrison, Issue 100, Paul Morris, Summer 2012, Victoria University Press
Posted in Essays, Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Posted in Essays, Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Retro righteous indignation, Paul Morris
Shaping Godzone: Public Issues and Church Voices in New Zealand 1840-2000 Laurie Guy Victoria University Press, $50.00, ISBN 9780864736413 This is a 600-page, somewhat pious, lament for the New Zealand churches. These individual and collective Christian voices once heard…
Tagged with: Issue 96, Laurie Guy, Paul Morris, Summer 2011, Victoria University Press
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Cons and rebels, Paul Morris
The Prophet and the Policeman Mark Derby Craig Potton, $39.99, ISBN 9781877517112 The English word “prophet” can mislead us, even if its Maori version emphasises the biblical legacy of seers and seekers of justice who spoke in the name of…
Tagged with: Craig Potton Publishing, Issue 91, Mark Derby, Paul Morris, Spring 2010
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Pioneers of bicultural spirituality, Paul Morris
Ratana: The Prophet Keith Newman Raupo, $40.00, ISBN 978014310972 Double Rainbow: James Baxter, Ngati Hau and the Jerusalem Commune John Newton Victoria University Press, $40.00, ISBN 9780864736037 Pakeha and Maori find themselves in Martin Heidegger’s phrase “thrown” together in our…
Tagged with: Issue 87, James K Baxter, John Newton, Keith Newman, Paul Morris, Raupo, Spring 2009, Victoria University Press
Posted in Health, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Health, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Ex cathedra, Paul Morris
A Word in Season: Reflections on Spirituality, Faith and Ethics Richard Randerson Matai House, $19.50, ISBN 9780473136543 The Anglican Church in New Zealand, like the other major denominations, is split between its liberals and conservatives. This division is over how…
Tagged with: Autumn 2009, Issue 85, Matai House, Paul Morris, Richard Randerson
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review