New release of classic book

Like Them That Dream:
The Maori and the Old Testament

Bronwyn Elsmore

The arrival of European missionaries in New Zealand
had an immeasurable impact on Maori society.

Like Them That Dream tells the intriguing story of early
interaction between Maori and missionary, leading to
many distinctive responses to the arrival of Christianity.

The book’s first two parts consider how the Christian word was spread and how Maori responded, explaining the identification they felt with the Israelites of the Old Testament.

The third part relates the rise of indigenous religious movements, from the early Papahuria through Pai Marire, Ringatu and the Parihaka Movement, and the later incarnations of the Arowhenua Movement in the South Island and what remains today’s leading Maori church, Ratana.

First published in 1985, Like Them That Dream is a classic New Zealand work. The book will now be permanently available thanks to digital printing technology.

Release Date: out now | ISBN: 978-1-877514-26-5 | RRP $44.99