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Dr Catherine Rivera MA, PhD

Research Impact Advisor

Research Operations

Professional

Qualifications

  • Master of Arts - Massey University (2017)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2022)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Religion and the State in New Zealand. Social Justice Activism. Young Activists. Religion and Social Cohesion. Religion and Civil Society. Christianity in New Zealand. Participatory Democracy. Sensory Methodology

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship

Research Outputs

Journal

Rivera, C. (2023). “They made space for me” Enhancing receptive generosity in an Anglican Diocese in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ecclesial Futures. 4(2), 25-39 Retrieved from https://ecclesialfutures.org/article/view/16368
[Journal article]Authored by: Rivera, C.
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Rivera, C., Oxholm, T., & Hoverd, W. (2023). New Zealand Religious Groups’ Responses to the Christchurch Terror Attacks: Inclusion, Exclusion and the State Response to the Mosque Victims. Journal for the Academic Study of Religion. 36(1), 1-27
[Journal article]Authored by: Hoverd, W., Rivera, C.
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Rivera, C. (2022). Living in the Tension: Care, Selfhood, and Wellbeing among Faith-based youth workers. Sites: a journal for social anthropology and cultural studies. 19(1)Retreived from https://sites.otago.ac.nz/Sites
[Book Review]Authored by: Rivera, C.
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Oxholm, T., Rivera, C., Schirrman, K., & Hoverd, W. (2022). Representing New Zealand Religious Diversity? the Removal of the Words "true Religion" and "jesus Christ" from the Parliamentary Prayer. Journal of Church and State. 64(1), 87-109
[Journal article]Authored by: Hoverd, W., Rivera, C.
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Oxholm, T., Rivera, C., Schirrman, K., & Hoverd, WJ. (2021). New Zealand Religious Community Responses to COVID-19 While Under Level 4 Lockdown. Journal of Religion and Health. 60(1), 16-33
[Journal article]Authored by: Hoverd, W., Rivera, C.
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Rivera, C. (2016). Diasporic Anglo-Indians in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK: A Review of the Scholarly Literature. International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies. 16(2), 43-64 Retrieved from https://www.international-journal-of-anglo-indian-studies.org/index.php/IJAIS/issue/view/16
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Book

Forster, M., McLennan, S., & Rivera, C. (2022). Covid-19 and inequality in Aotearoa. In S. McLennan, M. Forster, R. Hazou, D. Littlewood, & C. Neill (Eds.) Tū Rangaranga: Rights, responsibilities and global citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 264 - 281). : Massey University Press
[Chapter]Authored by: McLennan, S., Rivera, C.Edited by: McLennan, S.
Rivera, C. (2020). ‘We are overfed’: Young evangelicals, globalization, and social justice. In J. Cornelio, F. Gauthier, T. Martikainen, & L. Woodhead (Eds.) Routledge International Handbook of Religion in Global Society. (pp. 117 - 128). London, United Kingdom: Routledge
[Chapter]Authored by: Rivera, C.
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Thesis

Rivera, C. (2021). Social Justice is a Spiritual Practice: Exploring Civil Society Participation among young Anglican Social Justice Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand. (Doctoral Thesis) Rivera, C. (2021). Social Justice is a Spiritual Practice: Exploring Civil Society Participation among young Anglican Social Justice Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand. (Doctoral Thesis)
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Rivera, C.
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Rivera, C. (2016). The Arc of the Moral Universe bends towards Justice: Evangelical Christians engaging with Social Justice. (Master's Thesis)
[Masters Thesis]Authored by: Rivera, C.
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Conference

Hoverd, W., & Rivera, C.(2021, December). Social Cohesion and the Exclusion of the Religious Voice in New Zealand.. .
[Conference]Authored by: Hoverd, W., Rivera, C.
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Hoverd, W., Rivera, C., Oxholm, T., & Schirrman, K. (2020, December). Religion, State and Cohesion in New Zealand - Panel Presentation. Presented at Australian Association for the Study of Religion. Virtual.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Hoverd, W.Contributed to by: Rivera, C.
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Rivera, C.(2019, November). ‘Our Muslim Brothers and Sisters’: Anglican Responses to the Christchurch Mosque Shootings.. .
[Conference]Authored by: Rivera, C.
Rivera, C.Muslim Brothers and 'those people'; Christian Discourse and Embodied Responses to the Christchurch Mosque Shooting in Aotearoa New Zealand.. . Newcastle, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Rivera, C.
Rivera, C.(2018, December). ‘Called to Serve’: Evangelical Millennials, Divine experiences, and Social Justice.. .
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Rivera, C.(2016, June). 'We do not want to be fat, happy Christians who only want to get into heaven'; Exploring development discourses amongst young Evangelicals.. .
[Conference]Authored by: Rivera, C.
Rivera, C.(2016, November). 'Relativism doesn't trade in Hard Cash'; Giving Agency to Divine Beings in Anthropology. .
[Conference]Authored by: Rivera, C.
Rivera, C. (2015, November). 'His Heart is Broken'; Evangelicals, Embodiment and Human Trafficking. Presented at Emerging Anthropologists Conference. Massey University, Palmerston North.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rivera, C.
Rivera, C.(2015, December). 'God hates Sex-Trafficking': Moral Discourses in the Evangelical Justice Movement.. .
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Other

Rivera, C. (2022, November). Social Justice is a Spiritual Practice: Activism and Millennium Anglicans in Aotearoa New Zealand. In Post-graduate student Symposium. Presented at St John's Theological College, Auckland, NZ.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rivera, C.
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Rivera, C. (2022, May). Hard Core Christian woman. In Senior Students. Presented at Nga Tawa Diocesan School for Girls.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rivera, C.
Hoverd, W., Oxholm, T., & Rivera, C. (2020, July). Researching Religion Under Lockdown: A Report on the Progress to date of the Religion, State and Cohesion Project.. Presented at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Hoverd, W., Rivera, C.Contributed to by: Rivera, C.
Rivera, C. (2018, September). ‘The Arc of the Moral Universe Bends towards Justice’: Young Evangelicals engaging with Social Justice. Presented at Victoria University of Wellington.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Rivera, C.