Many features of a society and culture - racial and ethnic identities and interactions, gender roles and relations, family life, weekly rhythms of work and leisure, public debates over drink and Sunday observance - cannot be understood without looking at people's religious beliefs and values. The essays in this book offer insights into New Zealand's religious past, often through the prism of one southern region, Otago. By graduate students of the University of Otago, the book considers many aspects of the country's ever-changing religious landscape.