The Conversion of the Maori is the latest volume in the Studies in the History of Christian Missions series, which explores the significant, yet often contested, impact of Christian missions around the world.

Timothy Yates introduces the history of missions among the Maori people of New Zealand in the mid-1800s. On the basis of painstaking archival research, Yates charts the change in society and religion over the course of nearly thirty years in detail, describing the historical development of the conversion process. The Conversion of the Maori is ecumenical and historically informed to give a balanced presentation of the conversion of a whole people.

Timothy Yates is docent in mission studies at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, an Honorary Fellow of St. John's College, University of Durham, and Canon Emeritus of Derby Cathedral, England. His other books include The Expansion of Christianity and Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century.