Ebook: Pursuing peace in Godzone: Christianity and the peace tradition in New Zealand

"This is a book about peace; specifically, the ways that Christian communities have engaged with peacemaking in New Zealand. Following on from Saints and Stirrers, which examined Christian peacemaking and opposition to war in the period from 1814 to 1945, the focus of Pursuing Peace in Godzone is on the period from the Second World War to the present - the period in which New Zealand's peaceable image and reputation as 'God's Own Country' grew and flourished. Peace has motivated New Zealand Christians in compelling ways, resulting in some remarkable stories. Some of these stories, such as the protests against war, nuclear testing and the Waihopai surveillance base, have grabbed media attention and attained a degree of notoriety. Others, such as the efforts of various churches to heal rifts in their communities or aid those affected by conflict, have been virtually invisible to all but those most immediately affected. Taken together they reveal a multifaceted but deeply influential thread of Christian peacemaking within New Zealand culture"--Publisher information.;1. Introduction: Pursuing peace in Godzone / Geoffrey Troughton and Philip Fountain -- 2. Barrington, Burton and the challenge of Christian Pacifism in New Zealand / Tom Noakes-Duncan -- 3. A historic peace church in Aotearoa New Zealand: Quakers and their heritage / Elizabeth Duke -- 4. The Peace Squadron revisited / George Armstrong -- 5. Revolution at the kitchen tables: churches and the 1980s peace movement / Peter Matheson -- 6. The Treaty, the Church and the reconciliation of Christ / Karen Kemp -- 7. Taranaki, Coventry and the paths of peace and reconciliation / Jamie Allen -- 8. Maungärongo ki te whenua: Te Ora Hou making its peace / Mike Ross, Manu Caddie, Jono Campbell, and Judy Kumeroa -- 9. Icons of peace / John Chote -- 10. Missionary peacemaking: New Zealand activists and the decolonisation of Southern Africa / Pamela Welch -- 11. Migrant peacemakers? African Pentecostals in New Zealand / Dorcas Dennis -- 12. Ploughshares at Waihopai / Adi Leason -- 13. Restoring Karioi: ecology, community and the practice of peace / Andrew Shepherd -- 14. Are contemporary Christian New Zealanders committed to peace? / John H. Shaver, Chris G. Sibley, and Joseph A. Bulbulia -- 15. Remembering Jesus on Anzac Day: just war or just another war? / Chris Marshall -- 16. Afterword: Christianity and peace in New Zealand / Geoffrey Troughton and Philip Fountain.