Description
The fault line of ethnic divide shapes everyone who lives in Aotearoa New Zealand and since the 2023 election it has become wider than ever.
Pākehā themselves are divided between those who dream of a tiriti-based future, with shared language and governance and entangled cultures, and those who fear that future, branding it as unfair, unequal, imposed.
Well-known author and commentator John Bluck, speaking for and to Pākehā, makes an eloquent and impassioned plea for a Pākehā voice that is confident enough to join the debate without being defensive about or disconnected from the history we all have to own.
About the Author
John Bluck has a master’s degree in English from the University of Canterbury and a postgraduate degree in theology from the Episcopal Theological School
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was ordained in New Zealand in 1970, then served in parishes in Gisborne, Wellington and Auckland. He also taught journalism full time at Wellington Polytechnic and edited the Methodist national newspaper, New Citizen, as well as contributing to radio and TV programmes.
From 1976 to 1986 he was director of communications for the World Council of Churches in Geneva. Back home again, he was appointed professor of practical theology and communications at Knox Theological College in Dunedin. In 1990 he became the dean of ChristChurch Cathedral, where he served until 2002, when he was elected bishop of Waiapu.
Throughout those appointments he wrote and broadcast regularly, including weekly columns in the Otago Daily Times, the Press and the Dominion Post, and authored a number of books on Kiwi culture and spirituality.
Since retiring, he has continued to write and broadcast. Now living in Pakiri with his wife Elizabeth, he maintains a large garden, plays the trumpet, is involved in
the local church, keeps up with movies and enjoys time with family.
Specifications
ISBN: 978-1-99-110375-8
Pages: 136
Dimensions: 152mm x 229mm (portrait)
Format: Paperback
Author: John Bluck
Published: 25 February 2025
