• Winston Peters “Puts His Hand to the Plow”: The Bible in New Zealand Political Discourse

    Author(s):
    Robert Myles
    Date:
    2016
    Item Type:
    Article
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6ZK0P
    Abstract:
    This article examines the charismatic New Zealand politician Winston Peters’ sparse use of the Bible as a case study in the propagation of the “Cultural” and “Liberal” Bibles across the relatively irreligious landscape of New Zealand’s political landscape. It considers why politicians continue to employ biblical rhetoric despite increasing indifference towards Christianity and the Bible, by situating such moves within the context of global capitalism. It also identifies some peculiarities of the political use of the Bible unique to the New Zealand situation and explores how these have aided the construction of distinctive political identities.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1515/jbr-2016-1010
    Publisher:
    Walter de Gruyter GmbH
    Pub. Date:
    2016-7-15
    Journal:
    Journal of the Bible and its Reception
    Volume:
    3
    Issue:
    1
    Page Range:
    135 - 153
    ISSN:
    2329-4434,2329-440X
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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