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New Zealand

New Zealand. Protestant. Keara MacDonald Stephanie Fletcher. The Country. Protestantism Is…. One of the three subgroups that make up Christianity. (Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism.) Began in 16 th Century Germany. Fundamental Principles . Scripture alone

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New Zealand

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  1. New Zealand Protestant Keara MacDonald Stephanie Fletcher

  2. The Country

  3. Protestantism Is… One of the three subgroups that make up Christianity. (Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism.) Began in 16th Century Germany.

  4. Fundamental Principles Scripture alone Justification by Faith Alone Universal Priesthood of Believers.

  5. Denominations The protestant community is divided up into nine denominations: Anabaptist Anglican Baptist Congregational Lutheran Methodist Pentecostal Quaker Reformed

  6. Early Settlers Polynesians settles in NZ 800-1300 CE First contact with Europeans in 1642 James Cook then returned n 1769 and canvassed the country In 1890, the British and the Maori people signed a treaty

  7. “"The land on the Sea-Coast is high with steep cliffs, and back inland are very high mountains...the face of the Country is of a hilly surface and appearesto be cloathedwith wood and Verdure" Captain Cook's journal, 8th October 1769

  8. Indigenous Religion The Maori people are the indigenous people of New Zealand Own unique culture and language, rich in mythology and arts Maori people make up around 15% of the population at around 660 000 people

  9. Maori Sayings..

  10. Geography Land- 268, 021 sqkm Coastline- 15, 134 km Climate- Temperate with sharp regional contrasts Terrain- Predominantly mountainous with some large coastal plains Highest point- Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m Natural hazards- Earthquakes, volcanic activity

  11. Geography Continued About 80% of the population lives in cities Wellington is the capital of New Zealand Wellington is the southern most national capital in the world

  12. Protestantism Protestant and Catholic missionaries began to travel to New Zealand in 1814 from Europe Christianity became the major religion of the country, with the Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian churches all establishing themselves strongly

  13. Religion Today.. Religion in New Zealand today is dominated by Christianity Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian churches all established themselves strongly

  14. Trends Recent trends show that the number of non-Christian religions has increased dramatically Roughly one-third of New Zealanders claim no religious affiliation

  15. Controversial Issues #1 Many Protestants are not regularly practicing Only 10-20% of Protestants claim they go to church regularly The numbers of Christians in New Zealand is declining

  16. Controversial Issue #2 In the 2006 census, one third of New Zealanders claimed no religion This means that the information provided on religion in New Zealand is only based on the participants who answered Large unknown

  17. Interesting Facts New Zealand is a fairly liberal nation with homosexual marriage. The driving age is 15. The Drinking age is 18. Lake Taupo was the source of the largest known eruption in the world in the last 70 thousand years. Sir Edmund Hillary – the first man to reach the peak of Mount Everest was a New Zealander and his face is on the New Zealand $5 bill.

  18. Thanks!

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