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Autore |
Harris Paul William |
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Titolo |
Nothing but Christ : Rufus Anderson and the ideology of Protestant foreign missions |
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New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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0-19-774027-8 |
1-280-53064-2 |
0-19-534403-0 |
1-4294-0364-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 pages) |
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Collana |
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Religion in America series |
Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Protestant churches - Missions - History - 19th century |
Religion |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2000. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Rufus Anderson and the Historiography of Missions; 2. Indian Missions and the Puritan Legacy; 3. Self-Denial and Civilization; 4. Educational Ends and Means; 5. Hard Times; 6. The Abolitionist Attack; 7. The Powers That Be; 8. To Ordain Pastors over Them; 9. The Deputation to India; 10. Into History; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Rufus Anderson was a central figure in the formation of missionary ideology in the middle 19th century. In telling his story, Harris looks at 19th-century American history and at the relationship between American culture and the third world. |
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