In Jesus in Indigenous Maori Understanding, Rev Dr Wayne Te Kaawa offers a groundbreaking and richly contextualised Christology shaped by matauranga Maori (Maoriknowledge systems). Through the lenses of land (whenua), genealogy (whakapapa), and identity, Te Kaawa re-visions Jesus in dialogue with the lived realities and sacred traditions of tangata whenua (people of the land). Drawing on Indigenous theological voices and biblical texts, this work invites both Maori and non-Maori readers to reconsider the person and message of Christ through the eyes of a people intimately bound to land and ancestral lineage. It is a bold, necessary contribution to global Christological discourse - localised and Indigenous, yet universally resonant.

Dr. Steve Elers, Associate Professor (Communication), LeTourneau University, Longview, Texas, USA

In this groundbreaking work, Te Kaawa offers a rich and compelling Christological reflection, which challenges and disrupts the dominance and presumed universality of western theological thinking. Drawing on Maori experience and knowledge, he develops understandings of Jesus Christ which powerfully speak out of and into the context of Aotearoa New Zealand and which offer crucial Indigenous insights for international scholarship on Christology. This is a must read.

Associate Professor Emily Colgan, Trinity Theological College, New Zealand