The Spirit, Indigenous Peoples and Social Change : Maori and a Pentecostal Theology of Social Engagement

By Michael J. Frost

In The Spirit, Indigenous Peoples and Social Change Michael Frost explores a pentecostal theology of social engagement in relation to Māori in New Zealand. Pentecostalism has had an ambiguous relationship with Māori and, in particular, lacks a robust and coherent theological framework for engaging in issues of social concern. Drawing on a number of interviews with Māori pentecostal leaders and ministers, Frost explores the transformative role of pentecostal experience for Māori cultural identity, a holistic theology of mission, an indigenous prophetic emphasis, and consequent connections between pentecostalism and liberation. He thus contributes a way forward for pentecostal theologies of social change in relation to Māori, with implications for pentecostalism and indigenous peoples in the West.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004364641
• ISBN13: 9789004364646
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"