Studying Religion in the Land of the Long White Cloud

This article considers a career in religious studies, shaped by specialist interests in New Zealand religious history and modern Christianity. Ite xplores formative influences, and a pathway through history and theology to religious studies as an unanticipated destination. The article expounds and c...

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Main Author: Troughton, Geoffrey 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. [2019]
In: Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 32, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 220-233
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Zealand / Science of Religion / History
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
KBS Australia; Oceania
Further subjects:B New Zealand
B Theology
B Religious History
B religious activism
B Global Christianity
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Summary:This article considers a career in religious studies, shaped by specialist interests in New Zealand religious history and modern Christianity. Ite xplores formative influences, and a pathway through history and theology to religious studies as an unanticipated destination. The article expounds and contextualises research in the field of New Zealand religious history alongside consideration of challenges and opportunities for religious studies in Aotearoa/New Zealand, the Land of the Long White Cloud.
ISSN:2047-7058
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/jasr.40130