CHTH236 Māori Theology and Religion, University of Otago
One week intensive course held at the Ohope Marae from Monday 23 June to Friday 27 June 2025 inclusive.
The teaching programme for the paper is through a five-day residential intensive at Ōhope marae, near Whakatāne in the Bay of Plenty. Students will be accommodated in the wharenui and classes will be held in the wharekai (dining room) with reflection sessions also taking place in the wharenui. Wifi is also available at the marae. There will be no additional costs to students for staying at the marae, but students will be expected to fund their own travel to the marae.
Lecturers: Professor Murray Rae and guest presenters.
- Module One: Mātauranga Māori
- Module Two: The Missionary Era
- Module Three: Māori Prophets and Indigenous Churches
- Module Four: Woven Wisdom. Theological themes and trends
Students who successfully complete this paper will:
- Show familiarity with traditional Māori religious thought and practice
- Understand the historical threads of engagement between Māori and Christian missionaries and develop the capacity to critically analyse the impact and consequences of that engagement
- Be able to offer an informed account of selected Māori adaptations of Christianity, particularly those associated with the Māori prophets
- Develop understanding of the distinct insight and enrichment of Christian theology brought about through the influence of mātuaranga and kaupapa Māori
- Develop the capacity to recognise and articulate the ways in which engagement with Māori theology and religion facilitates a constructive critique of the Western theological tradition
See more, including fees, here https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=CHTH236&