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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785767203321

Autore

Rutz Michael A. <1970->

Titolo

The British Zion [[electronic resource] ] : congregationalism, politics, and empire, 1790-1850 / / Michael A. Rutz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-60258-476-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Disciplina

322/.10917124109034

Soggetti

Missions - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Evangelicalism - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Missions - South Africa - History - 19th century

Antislavery movements - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Great Britain Church history 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-185) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The evangelical revival and the origins of the missionary movement -- Itinerancy, religious liberty, and the rise of evangelical politics -- The missionary movement and the politics of abolition -- Missionary politics in Britain and the Cape Colony -- Church, state, and dissenting politics in the age of reform -- Church, race, and conflict in the Cape missions.

Sommario/riassunto

A history of early nineteenth-century evangelical missionaries within the British Empire