02928nam 2200649 a 450 991095635990332120200520144314.097801915310640191531065(MiAaPQ)EBC7039138(CKB)24235105900041(MiAaPQ)EBC422564(Au-PeEL)EBL422564(CaPaEBR)ebr10233683(CaONFJC)MIL75927(OCoLC)476258025(OCoLC)1171688267(FINmELB)ELB169332(Au-PeEL)EBL7039138(OCoLC)76942493(EXLCZ)992423510590004120050923d2005 ky 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMissions and empire /Norman Etherington, editorOxford ;New York Oxford University Press2005xiii, 332 pThe Oxford history of the British Empire companion seriesIncludes bibliographical references and index.Prelude: the Christianizing of British America / Eliga H. Gould -- An overview, 1700-1914 / Andrew Porter -- Humanitarians and white settlers in the nineteenth century / Alan Lester -- Where the missionary frontier ran ahead of empire / John Barker -- Christian missions and the Raj / Robert Eric Frykenberg -- New Christians as evangelists / Peggy Brock -- 'Trained to tell the truth': missionaries, converts, and narration / Gareth Griffiths -- Women and cultural exchanges / Patricia Grimshaw and Peter Sherlock -- Language / Paul Landau -- New religious movements / Rober Edgar -- Anthropology / Patrick Harries -- Education and medicine / Norman Etherington -- Decolonization / David Maxwell.The widespread idea that Christian missions went hand in hand with Imperialism and colonial conquest is challenged here by a group of eminent historians. By showing the variety of missions and the vital role played by indigenous men and women, they place missions in a long historical perspective.Oxford history of the British Empire companion series.Missions, BritishHistoryChristianity and politicsGreat BritainColoniesHistoryImperialismHistoryImperialismegttZendinggttGreat BritainColoniesReligion2gttMissions, BritishHistory.Christianity and politicsColoniesHistory.ImperialismHistory.Imperialisme.Zending.266/.0234115.50bclEtherington Norman711741MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956359903321Missions and empire4464970UNINA