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Associate-Professor Peter J. Lineham is a historian, who teaches at Massey University at Auckland, New Zealand. His major fields of research are eighteenth and nineteenth century English religious history, and New Zealand religious history. His major books include There we found Brethren, No Ordinary Union, Bible and Society, and Transplanted Christianity, and he has written many articles and contributes in other ways to church and society.

He has the B.A. and M.A. (Hons) from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, a B.D. from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, and the D. Phil. from the University of Sussex in England. His MA thesis (1974) was on the abolition of imprisonment for debt, his D. Phil thesis (1978) on 'The English Swedenborgians: a study of the social dimensions of religious sectarianism' and his B.D. essay on the context of Johann Albrecht Bengel.

His major publications are

1. Bible and Society, (Wellington: Daphne Brasell, 1996)

2. There we found Brethren: a history of Brethren Assemblies in New Zealand, Palmerston North: GPH Society, 1977.

3. No Ordinary Union, Wellington: Scripture Union, 1980

4. Transplanted Christianity.(with Allan K. Davidson) [several editions current edition, 4 edition: Palmerston North: Department of History, 1994].

5. New Zealand Religious History: A Bibliography. Current edition: 1996 but see the link above for a current web edition.

A full list of publications is below.

Other Interests Peter Lineham is a bookbuyer and reader extraordinaire, and lives in a house of books (see picture of his hallway). He is also active in a range of Christian organisations on a voluntary basis. This includes a council member and former chair of Scripture Union in New Zealand, a Vice President of Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship, a member of the Council Executive and Chair of the Academic Advisory Board of the Bible College of New Zealand, a member of the Executive of TEAR Fund and of the Academic Committee of Masters College. He is involved in support of prisoners and ex-prisoners.

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Full publication list in order of publication.

There we found Brethren: a History of the New Zealand Brethren Assemblies, Palmerston North: G.P.H., 1977, 200 pp.

'Opiate of the People? An Assessment of the Effect of Early Evangelical Revivals on Society', Third Way (London), vol. 2 no. 4 (23 February 1978), pp. 13-15.

No Ordinary Union: The Story of the Scripture Union, CSSM and Crusader Movement in New Zealand 1880-1980, Wellington: S.U., 1980, 188 pp.

'A Bible in the Baggage', Comment, n.s. no. 13 (June 1981), pp. 23-27.

'A Church on Every Corner', The Origins and Effect of Nonconformity in New Zealand', Otaki Historical Society, Historical Journal, vol. 4 (1981), pp. 9-20.

'The Motivation for Evangelical Social Work: an Historical Assessment', Latimer, no. 74 (December 1981), pp. 24-32, and ibid, no. 75, (March 1982), pp. 26-34.

'Restoring Man's Creative Power: the Theosophy of the Bible Christians of Salford', Ecclesiastical History Society, Studies in Church History, vol. 19, ed W.J. Sheils, The Church and Healing, (1982), pp. 207-224.

'Tongues must cease: the Brethren and the Charismatic Movement in New Zealand', Christian Brethren Research Fellowship Journal, 96 (December 1982), pp. 1-48, reprinted in Cautionary Tales from Brethren History, ed H. H. Rowdon, Christian Brethren Review Exeter: Paternoster Press, 1983.

New Zealanders and the Methodist Evangel: an Interpretation of the Policies and Performance of the Methodist Church of New Zealand, Wesley Historical Society (New Zealand), Proceedings, no. 42. 47 pp.

with A. R. Grigg, Religious History of New Zealand: a Bibliography, Palmerston North: Massey University Department of History, 1984. 164 pp. second edition, 1987, 198 pp. third edition, 1989, 227 pp. 4 edition, Palmerston North: Department of History, Massey University, 1993, 260 pp.

'Freethinkers in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand', New Zealand Journal of History, vol. 19 no. 1, April 1985, pp. 61-81.

'How institutionalised was Protestant Piety in Nineteenth Century New Zealand', Journal of Religious History, vol. 13 no. 4, June 1985, pp. 370-382.

'Justice or Charity? an Historical Analysis of the Application of Christian Principles to Social Issues', Interchange, no. 36, 1985, pp. 24-40.

'Adventism and the Sawdust Trail in late Nineteenth Century New Zealand', in In and Out of the World: Seventh Day Adventists in New Zealand, ed. P. H. Ballis, Palmerston North: Dunmore Press, 1985, pp. 32-51.

'Full-time Workers in Brethren Assemblies', Christian Brethren Research Fellowship Journal no. 104, 1985

'Religion', in The New Zealand Book of Events, ed. Bryce Fraser, Auckland, Reed Methuen, 1986, pp. 342-352.

'How Popular was Eighteenth Century Methodism'; (Summary of Paper given at Religion and the People Conference), Bulletin of the Society for the Study of Labour History, vol. 51 part 1, April 1986, pp. 8-9.

'The Significance of J. G. Deck 1807-1884', Christian Brethren Research Fellowship (NZ) Journal, issue 107, November 1986, pp. 13-34.

'British Culture and Christians: an Outsider's View', Christian Arena, vol. 39, no. 4, December 1986, pp. 9-12.

'Finding a Space for Evangelicalism: Evangelical Youth Movements in New Zealand', in Voluntary Religion, ed. W. J. Sheils and Diana Wood, Studies in Church History, vol. 23, 1986, pp. 477-494.

'Christianity and New Zealand Culture', Latimer, issue 95, May 1987, pp. 2-9.

and A. K. Davidson, (eds.), Transplanted Christianity: Documents illustrating aspects of New Zealand Church History, Auckland: College Communications, 1987, 370 pp. ibid, second edition, Palmerston North: Dunmore Press, 1989, 361pp. ibid , third edition, Palmerton North: Department of History, XXXXX, ibid , fourth edition, Palmerston North, Department of History, XXXX

'National Variations in the Great Awakening of the Eighteenth Century', in Christianity and National Consciousness ed John Wolffe, Leicester: Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship for Historians Study Group, 1987, pp. 24-38.

'The Wesleys' Contribution to Social and Religious Development in England and the World: a study', part of the Study Material prepared by the Methodist Church of New Zealand for the 250th anniversary of John Wesley's conversion, mimeoed, 11 pages, April 1988.

'The Conversion of John Wesley', Treasury, Part One: vol. 90, no. 4 (May 1988), pp. 76-77; Part Two: no. 5 (June 1988) pp. 104-5, 111.

'English Bibles and Italian Protestants: the British and Foreign Bible Society's Colportage Work in Italy, with Particular Reference to Count Piero Guicciardini', in Piero Guicciardini 1808-1886: un riformatore religioso nell'Europa dell'Ottocento, Biblioteca Storia Toscana, serie II no. 11, Firenze, Leo S. Olschki Editore, 1988.

'Christian Reaction to Freethought and Rationalism in New Zealand', Journal of Religious History, vol. 15 no. 2 (December 1988), pp. 236-250.

'The Origins of the New Jerusalem Church in the 1780s', Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, vol. 70, no. 3 (Autumn 1988), issue theme: Sects and New Religious Movements, pp. 109-122.

'Pakeha face the Treaty: Reflections on Claudia Orange, The Treaty of Waitangi'. Christian Brethren Research Fellowship (N.Z.) Journal, issue 116, pp. 35-40.

'Christian Graduates at Work in New Zealand', Directions, Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship, issue 1, April 1989, pp. 1-3.

'Not Guilty', a review of Honouring the Treaty by H. Yensen et al, Listener, 12 August 1989, p. 56.

'The Whole Church, the Whole Gospel and the Whole World: A Report on Lausanne II in Manila', Today's Christian, Issue 8, August/ September 1989, pp. 9-10,12-14, 17-19.

'The Value of the Congress: Its Place in the History of World Congresses', Reaper, vol. 71 no. 5, October-November 1989, pp. 11-12.

'When the Roll is called up yonder, who'll be there? An Analysis of Nineteenth Century Trans-Atlantic Revivalism in New Zealand and Canada', in 'Rescue the Perishing': Comparative Perspectives on Evangelism and Revivalism ed Douglas Pratt, Waikato Studies in Religion, Auckland: College Communications, 1989, pp. 1-22.

'Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands' in Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature, vol. 73 Publications of 1987 ed. M. Greengrass & J. Smith, London: Historical Association, 1990, pp. 205-210.

'Bowen, Charles Christopher' and 'Deck, James George' in Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, vol. 1, ed. W. H. Oliver, Wellington: Allen & Unwin, 1990, pp. 33-34, 103-104.

'A History of the Bible in New Zealand'; a foreword to the Bible Society's New Testament, Good News New Zealand: The New Testament in Today's English Version, Wellington: Bible Society in New Zealand, 1990.

Review of Presbyterians in Aotearoa in Crosslink, 1990.

Bible studies on Mark 1-8 for Treasury, February 1991.

'Some Questions for the Green movement', Reaper, vol. 73 no. 1 (February-March 1991), pp. 12-14.

Review of John Stott's commentary on Acts, Challenge Weekly, November 1990.

'Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands' in Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature 74: Dealing for the most part with the Publications of 1988 ed. J. Smith, Oxford: Basil Blackwell for the Historical Association, 1990, pp. 182-188.

Review of A. K. Davidson, Christianity in Aotearoa, Crosslink, vol. 5 no. 2 (March 1991), p. 13.

'Dull Weapons lose Spiritual Warfare', [Review of Prayer walking and Christian warfare], in Challenge Weekly, 28 February 1991, p. 14.

Reviews [of several books, separately listed] in C.B.R.F. Journal, no. 124, March 1991, pp. 33-34, 37-39.

'The Gospel in our Culture', Workout June 1991 p. 4;

'Gospel and Culture Consultation', Workout September 1991 p. 4;

'Gospel and Culture' Workout March 1992, p. 4.

'The Mormon Message in the Context of Maori Culture' (Tanner Lecture), Journal of Mormon History, vol. 17 (1991), pp. 62-93.

'Religion' in The Future of the Past: Themes in New Zealand History ed Colin Davis and Peter Lineham, Palmerston North Department of History, 1991 (pp 3-28).

'Homosexuals and the Church', Workout November 1991, pp. 2-4.

'Crusaders at the Portals of Modernity', The Dominion, Wednesday 18 December 1991, p. 13.

'The Congress on Children and Families', Reaper, vol. 74 no. 1 (February-March 1992) p. 5.

'Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands' in Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature 75: Dealing for the most part with the Publications of 1989 ed. Joseph Smith, Oxford: B. Blackwell for the Historical Association, 1991, pp. 194-203.

'The Mormons and Karori', The Stockade no. 24 (1991), 4-13.

'The Powers that be: How should the Church influence the State? An Old Question re-examined in our Context', Workout June 1992 pp. 2-3.

'History: pondering who we are' in All Souls Broadsheet January 1993, p. 3.

'To make a People of the Book: CMS Missionaries and the Maori Bible', 'This is my Weapon: Maori Response to the Maori Bible' and 'Appendix: Biographical Index of Church Missionary Society Workers' in Mission and Moko: Aspects of the Work of the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand 1814-1882 edited by Rev. Robert Glen, Christchurch: Latimer Fellowship, 1992.

'Church Growth and Decline in New Zealand' in New Vision New Zealand ed. Bruce Patrick, Auckland: Vision New Zealand, 1993, pp. 97-119.

'Religion and Leisure' (co-author, Chris Collins) for Leisure, Recreation and Tourism ed Harvey C. Perkins and Grant Cushman, Longman Paul, Auckland, 1993, pp. 30-43.

'The Single Life' in Sane Sex: Christian Thinking on Sexuality ed. F. Foulkes, ANZEA Books, Homewood West, NSW, Australia, 1993, pp. 65-80.

Review of Marjorie Newton's 'Southern Cross Saints' in Pacific Studies vol. 16 no. 1 March 1993, pp. 125-26.

Entries on Samuel Edger (pp 128-9), Alfred Feist (p 139), Gordon Forlong (148-9), and Hirini Te Whaanga (p 572) in Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, vol. 2 1870-1900 ed. Claudia Orange (Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 1993),

Guest Editorial 'Surviving Secular Pressure' in Treasury vol. 95 no. 7 (August 1993), p. 147.

'Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands' in Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature 77: Dealing for the most part with the Publications of 1991 ed. J. Smith & R. Mackenney, Oxford: Basil Blackwell for the Historical Association, 1993, pp. 212-221.

'Our Predicament: Can the Churches of Christ Recover?', New Zealand Christian, vol. 76 no. 4, June 1994, p. 17 and no. 5, July 1994 p. 11.

'Lutherans and the Treaty of Waitangi' [a preview of a seminar at the Lutheran 150th anniversary 'Festival of Praise'], New Zealand Lutheran vol. 40 no2 2 (May 1994), p. 13.

'The Nature and Meaning of Protestantism in New Zealand Culture', Turnbull Library Record vol. 26 nos 1-2, 1993, pp. 59-76.

'Why People drop out' in Treasury vol. 96 no. 4 (May 1994) pp. 76-79 and 'Words to would-be drop-outs', Treasury vol. 96 no. 5 (June 1994) , pp. 106-108.

'Single and Satisfied', Challenge Weekly vol. 52 no. 32, 26 August 1994, pp. 7-9.

Review: Reasonable Enthusiast: John Wesley and the Rise of Methodism Crux (Regent College, Vancouver) vol. 30 no. 2 June 1994, pp. 46-48.

'Home Groups - helping People care and grow', Treasury vol. 96 no. 10 (November 1994) p. 224-227.

Editorial, Treasury vol. 96 no. 11, December 1994.

Review: The Selected Letters of Mary Hobhouse ed. Shirley Tunnicliff; in New Zealand Journal of History vol. 28 no. 2 (October 1994), p. 238.

'Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands', Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature 78: Critical Review of New Publications of 1992. ed. Joseph Smith & Richard Mackenny, Oxford: Basil Blackwell for Historical Association, 1994, pp. 231-38.

Editorial, Treasury February 1995.

'Caring: Being Ready to minister to Needs in the Community', New Zealand Christian vol. 77 no. 5, June 1995, p. 2.

'The Christian Democrats and Christian Heritage', Reality no. 9, June/July 1995, pp. 51-52.

'From Defeat to Victory', Treasury vol. 97 no. 6, July 1995 pp. 124-26.

Editorial, Treasury vol 97 no. 10, November 1995.

'The Protestant 'Sects', chapter 6 in Nineteenth-Century English Religious Traditions: Retrospect and Prospect, ed. D. G. Paz, in Contributions to the Study of Religion no. 44 Westport, Conn & London: Greenwood Press, 1995, pp. 143-170.

Blackwell Dictionary of Evangelical Biography: 1730-1860 ed. Donald M. Lewis, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1995, of which I was a specialist editor and contributor of 37 entries: VOL 1: Adam, Thomas; Adams, Thomas; Bayley, John Robert Laurie Emilius; Bell, George; Bennet, John; Biddulph, Zachary Henry; Cennick, John; Churchill, John Winston Spencer; Cudworth, William; Delamotte, Charles; Duche, Jacob; Dutton, Anne; Hadfield, Octavius; Hindmarsh, Robert; Huntingdon, Selina, Countess of; Ingham, Lady Margaret; Jones, Edward Rhys; VOL 2: Kent, Edward Augustus; McLeod, Norman; Mather, Ralph; Mayor, John; Musgrave, Thomas; Nisbet, James; Okely, Francis; Peel, Alfred Lennox; Pollock, Sir George; Postlethwaite, Richard; Pratt, George; Reid, Alexander; Relly, James; Salmon, Joseph Whittington; Thurland, Francis; Wilkinson, Watts; Williams, William; Wills, Thomas; Zinzendorf, Nicholas Ludwig von.

'Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands', Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature 79: Critical Review of New Publications of 1993. ed. Joseph Smith & Richard Mackenny, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers for Historical Association, 1995, pp. 236-245.

'The First New Zealand Assembly Missionary: James Kirk - Missionary on a Bicycle', Treasury vol. 98 no. 1 February 1996, pp. 18-19.

'Highlights from 100 Years', Treasury vol. 98, no. 1 February 1996, pp. 5-8.

Bible and Society: A Sesquicentennial History of the Bible Society in New Zealand Wellington: Daphne Brasell & Associates & Bible Society in New Zealand, 1996, 302 pp.

Pettit, William Haddow (pp. 398-99) and Hakaraia Pahewa (pp. 376-77) in Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol 3 1901-1920 ed. C. Orange (Auckland: Auckland University Press and Department of Internal Affairs, 1996.

'The Antinomian Methodists' in Living and Learning: Essays in Honour of JFC Harrison, ed. Malcolm Chase & Ian Dyck, Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1996, pp. 35-51.

'The ABC of Assembly Missions', Treasury, vol. 98, no. 6, July 1996, pp. 140-142.

'How will I vote', Reality, vol 3 no 15, June/July 1996, p. 13.

'MMP - Weakening our Social Goals?', Stimulus, vol. 4 no 3, August 1996, pp. 2-4.

Guest Editorial; 'Christians and MMP', Treasury, vol. 98, no. 8, September 1996, p. 171.

'New Zealand, the Pacific Islands', in Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature vol 80, Critical review of new publications of 1994, ed. Joseph Smith & Richard Mackenney, Oxford: Basil Blackwell for Historical Association, 1996, pp. 232-236.

'New Zealand, the Pacific Islands', in Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature vol 81, A critical review of new publications of 1995, ed. Joseph Smith & Richard Mackenney, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers for Historical Association, 1997, pp. 251-256.

'Religious publishing'. Griffith, P., Harvey, R., Maslen, K. (ed.), Books and print in New Zealand: A guide to print culture in Aotearoa, Wellington. Victoria University Press, 1997, 146-151.

'Bible College and the Brethren'. Treasury. 99 (10), (November 1997), 234-236.

Plate 70: 'Church and School: Faith in a Secular World'. Bateman New Zealand Historical Atlas: Ko Papatuanuku e Takoto Nei. Wellington, David Bateman, 1997.

'History or Myth? Christian Faith is Historical', Stimulus, vol. 6 no. 1, February 1998, pp. 3-10.

'Revelation 1-3', Encounter with God, Milton Keynes: Scripture Union, July-September 1998, pp. 99-112.

'A Snapshot of Ourselves' Treasury vol. 100, no 4, May 1998 pp. 76-77.

'How are we Doing: Part II: A Snapshot of Ourselves' Treasury, vol. 100 no. 5, June 1998, pp. 104-106.

'Matthew Cowley' (p. 117), 'Oriwa Tahupotiki Haddon' (pp. 212-213), 'Stuart Meha' (pp. 347-48), 'John Oswald Sanders' (pp. 449-450), for Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, vol. 4, 1921-1940, ed. Claudia Orange, Auckland: Auckland University Press/Department of Internal Affairs, 1998.

Review of Michael King, God's Farthest Outpost, New Zealand Journal of History, vol. 32 no. 2, October 1998, pp. 216-17.

'The Code and Our Responsibility', New Slant, July 1998 no 18, pp. 3-4.

Edited special issue of Stimulus, 'The Jesus Seminar Critiqued' on behalf of the DeepSight Trust, with introduction, 'Deep Sight into the Jesus Seminar', Stimulus, vol. 6 no. 3, August 1998, pp. 2-3.

'New Zealand, the Pacific Islands', in Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature vol. 82, A critical review of new publications of 1996, ed. Joseph Smith & Richard Mackenney, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers for Historical Association, 1998, pp. 257-262.

'Ages and Stages', Treasury, vol. 100, no. 11, December 1998, pp. 245-252. (A commissioned article commemorating the centenary of this magazine.)

'Christians And the Law: Are the Ten Commandments Relevant', Treasury, vol. 101 no. 6, (July 1999), pp. 4-5.

'Gender Issues: The last Ten Years', Agender (Women, Men and God) July 1999, pp. 1-2.

'Missions in the Consciousness of the New Zealand Churches', Stimulus, vol. 7 no. 2, May 1999, pp. 33-39.

'Methodism and Popular Science in the Enlightenment', Enlightenment and Dissent, No. 17, 1998, pp. 104-125.

'Hope and the Ecumenical Movement', in Proceedings of the Theological Symposium on Hope, 5-10 July 1998, Pastoral Centre, Palmerston North, ed. Mary Eastham, Wellington: Caritas Aotearoa, 1999, pp. 122-135.

Ian Hunter and Peter Lineham, 'Faith Works' in Narratives of Business and Society: Differing New Zealand Voices, ed. Nanette Monin, John Monin and Robyn Walker, Auckland: Longman [Pearson Education], 1999, pp. 121-132.

‘The Religious Face of Patriotism: New Zealand Churches in the Second World War’, in Kia Kaha: New Zealand in the Second World War ed. John Crawford, Auckland, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 199-220.

‘Government Support of the Churches in the Modern Era’, in God and Government: the New Zealand Experience ed Rex Ahdar and John Stenhouse, University of Otago Press, 2000, chapter 2, pp. 41-58.

With Chris Collins, ‘Religion and Sport’, in Sport and New Zealand Society, ed. Chris Collins, Palmerston North: Dunmore Press, 2000, chapter 16, pp. 286-307.

‘It’s a New World Out There’ in The Religious Question: Findings from the 1996 Census, ed. Yvonne Curtis from Christian Research Association, Auckland: Christian Research Association of Aotearoa New Zealand, 2000, pp. 61-73.

‘Churches Comment: Brethren’ in Impact! ed. Norman Brookes, Auckland: Church Life Survey, 2000.

‘Tampering with the Sacred Text: the Second Edition of the Maori Bible’, in A Book in the Hand: Essays on the History of the Book in New Zealand, ed. Penny Griffith, Peter Hughes & Alan Loney, Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2000, pp. 29-45.

‘Historian as preacher’ in The preacher, quarterly publication of the New Zealand Lay Preachers’s Association, March 2002, pp. 7-10.

‘The Wisdom of the Christian Mind’, Stimulus, vol. 10, no. 2, May 2002, pp. 41-44 and ‘The Christian Mind: the necessity of renewal’ in ibid, p. 11.

‘Listening to the Needy’, Part One: the Widow, Treasury, vol. 104 no. 5, June 2002, pp. 4-5, 7. Part 2, the Slave, in no. 6, (July 2002); part 3, ‘the Stranger’ [in August 2002]

‘Three Types of Churches’ in Thinking outside the Square: Church in Middle Earth, ed. Ree Boddé and Hugh Kempster, Auckland: St Columba’s Press, 2003, pp. 199-224.

Chapter 9: ‘Social Policy and the Churches in the 1990s and Beyond’, The Future of Christianity: Historical, Sociological, Political and Theological Perspectives from New Zealand Edited by: John Stenhouse and Brett Knowles, Adelaide: ATF Press, 2004, pp. 142-182.

Chapter 4 ‘The Voice of Inspiration? Religious contributions to social policy’, for Past Judgement: History and Social Policy ed. Bronwyn Dalley and Margaret Tennant, Dunedin: Otago University Press, 2004, pp. 57-74.

‘Wanna be in my Gang? A New Style of Pentecostalism is emerging in New Zealand’, New Zealand Listener vol. 195 issue 3357, (11-17 September 2004), pp. 23-24.

‘Ecumenical Decline’, Challenge Weekly, vol. 62 no. 46 ( 6 December 2004), pp. 5-6.

‘Weighing up Civil Unions’, Gluepot, ( Ponsonby Baptist Church magazine), December 2004: pp. 1-2.

‘Obituary: Michael King’, Journal, Wesley Historical Society, Proceedings 79, July 2004, pp. 53-54.

‘Pilgrimage and Migration’, Refresh, vol. 4 no. 2 (2004), pp. 35-37.

Lineham, Peter . “The Inter-Church Council on Public Affairs: An Exercise in Ecumenical Political Influence.” In Christianity, Modernity and Culture: New Perspectives on New Zealand History, ed. John Stenhouse, assisted by G.A. Wood, 269-310. Adelaide: ATF, 2005.

Lineham, Peter. "Why the Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand Failed: The Birth, Life and Death of an Ecumenical Experiment." Where the Road Runs Out ... Research Essays on the Ecumenical Journey and the Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand. Editor Garth Cant, 33-73. Christchurch: Conference of Churches in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2005.

‘Methodism and Popular Science in the Enlightenment’, Enlightenment and Dissent, No. 17, 1998, pp. 104-125.

[and Paul Spoonley], ‘Religious Pluralism in New Zealand’, Canadian Diversity, vol. 4 no. 3 (Fall 2005), pp. 35-38.

‘Evangelicals and Social Issues in the 1950s’, Stimulus, vol. 13 no. 4 (November 2005), pp. 14-22.

‘The Curious Henry Wright and his Library’, Turnbull Library Record, vol. 38 (2005): 9-33.

‘Decades of Striking Peace’, New Zealand Herald, 5 April 2005, p. A18.

‘Among the Believers: Changes in Churches’, Massey, (alumni magazine) April 2005, pp. 2-3.

‘Religion and Genealogy... What Was Inherited From Britain?’ Centred on Nelson 2005: Proceedings of the 2005 Conference of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Editors Katrina and Alan Harris, Nelson: New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2005, 154-63.

The Great Bible Demonstration. Scholarship and Fierce Sincerity: Henry D.A. Major - the Face of Anglican Modernism. Auckland, Polygraphia, 2006: 199-214.

Reprint of ‘The Mormon Message in the Context of Maori Culture” in The Mormon History Association's Tanner Lectures: the First Twenty Years ed. Dean L. May & Reid L. Neilsen, Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2006, pp. 224-249

Lineham, Peter. "Brethren Revivalism: A Second Look at New Zealand." In The Growth of the Brethren Movement: National and International Experiences Essays in Honour of Harold H. Rowdon, ed. Neil T. R. Dickson and Tim Grass, 154-175. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2006.

Lineham, Peter, “ New Zealand and the Pacific Islands”, Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature 90: a Critical Review of New Publications 2004, ed. Keith Laybourn and Kathleen Thompson. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing for the Historical Association, 2006: 224-232.

‘The Fundamentalist Agenda and its Chances.’ Stimulus vol. 14no.3 (June 2006): 2-14.

‘Da Vinci Conspiracies’, Stimulus, vol. 14 no. 4 (November 2006): 29-33.

‘First World War Religion’ in New Zealand’s Great War: New Zealand, the Allies & the First World War ed. John Crawford & Ian McGibbon, Auckland: Exisle Publishing, 2007, 467-492.

‘New Zealand and the Pacific Islands’, Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature 91: a Critical Review of New Publications 2005, ed. Keith Laybourn & Kathleen Thompson, Oxford: Basil Blackwell for Historical Association, 2007, pp.230-239.

Weaving the Unfinished Mats: Wesley’s Legacy: Conflict, Confusion and Challenge in the South Pacific ed. Peter Lineham, Wesley Historical Society New Zealand Proceedings, 83 & 84, July 2007.

There are forthcoming articles on religion and sport, church and state in New Zealand, and religion and war.

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