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The Imperial Horizons of British Protestant Missions, 1880-1914

Andrew N. Porter

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Written by acknowledged experts, The Imperial Horizons of British Protestant Missions includes chapters on the imperial and ecclesiastical ambitions of the high-church Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; the role of empire as an arena for working out Christian understandings of atonement; the international politics of the missionary movement; conflicting understandings of race, missionary strategies, and the transfer of Western scientific knowledge; Indian nationalist responses to Christian teaching; and changing interpretations of Western missionary methods in China and of female missionary roles in South Africa.

Language: English

Pages: 250

Format: Paperback

Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Release: September 01, 2003

ISBN: 0802860877

ISBN 13: 9780802860873

The Imperial Horizons of British Protestant Missions, 1880-1914

Andrew N. Porter

3/5 ( ratings)

Written by acknowledged experts, The Imperial Horizons of British Protestant Missions includes chapters on the imperial and ecclesiastical ambitions of the high-church Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; the role of empire as an arena for working out Christian understandings of atonement; the international politics of the missionary movement; conflicting understandings of race, missionary strategies, and the transfer of Western scientific knowledge; Indian nationalist responses to Christian teaching; and changing interpretations of Western missionary methods in China and of female missionary roles in South Africa.

Language: English

Pages: 250

Format: Paperback

Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Release: September 01, 2003

ISBN: 0802860877

ISBN 13: 9780802860873

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