Māori Theologies

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The image is of the main altar in St. Joseph’s Church, Hiruharama (Jerusalem), Whanganui River, New Zealand. Photo taken by Robert Thomson. It is part of the “Hehu Karaiti: Jesus Christ of the Māori” blog post on The Jesus Question.


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