Peter James LinehamMNZM (born 1 December 1951) is a New Zealand historian specialising in religious history. His early research focused on 18th- and 19th-century British Protestant sects.
Lineham was born at Karamea on 1 December 1951,the son of Ethelwyn and Alf Lineham.[1][2] He was raised in a Brethren family of five boys,initially in Karamea,and then in Christchurch.[3][4]
Lineham's early independent publication,There We Found Brethren (1977),explored the development of Brethren assemblies in New Zealand,marking a foundational contribution to the field.[3] He has undertaken research on new religious movements,and the histories of the Brethren,Protestantism,evangelicalism,and Anglicanism in New Zealand.[12]
Lineham has been a regular media commentator on religious matters in New Zealand. He contributed numerous entries to the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography and led its religion and church people working group for over a decade.[3]
He is emeritus professor of history at Massey University,having taught there for 40 years,retiring in 2019.[13][14]
↑ Lineham, Peter (1977). There We Found Brethren: A History of Assemblies of Brethren in New Zealand. G.P.H. Society.
↑ Lineham, Peter (1984). Religious history of New Zealand: A bibliography.
↑ Lineham, Peter; Davidson, Allan K. Transplanted Christianity: Documents illustrating aspects of New Zealand Church History.
↑ Lineham, Peter (1996). Bible & society: A sesquicentennial history of the Bible Society in New Zealand. Daphne Brasell Associates Press. ISBN0908896468.
↑ Lineham, Peter (2017). Sunday Best - How the church shaped New Zealand and New Zealand shaped the church. Massey University Press. p.464. ISBN9780994140777.
↑ Lineham, Peter (2020). Agency of Hope - The story of the Auckland City Mission 1920–2020. Massey University Press. p.296. ISBN9780995131880.
↑ Lineham, Peter (2024). Weteriana Methodism: Bicentennial Reflections from Aotearoa New Zealand.
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