Missionary families find a sense of place and identity : two generations on two continents / / John S. Benson
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| Autore: |
Benson John S.
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| Titolo: |
Missionary families find a sense of place and identity : two generations on two continents / / John S. Benson
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 266/.410922 |
| Soggetto topico: | Missions - Tanzania |
| Lutheran Church - Missions - Tanzania - History - 20th century | |
| Identification (Religion) | |
| Identity (Psychology) - Religious aspects - Christianity | |
| Religion and geography | |
| Missionaries - Family relationships | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE. History of a Mission; CHAPTER TWO. Place and Religion in the Childhoods of the Missionary Generation; CHAPTER THREE. Place and Religion in the Childhoods of the Second Generation; CHAPTER FOUR. The College Experience for Both Generations; CHAPTER FIVE. "The Call" for Two Generations; CHAPTER SIX. Making Sense of an Alien Place: Tanzania; CHAPTER SEVEN. The Adult Lives of the Second Generation: Finding a Partner; CHAPTER EIGHT. The Occupational Choices of the Adult Children of Missionaries |
| CHAPTER NINE. The Second Generation Forming Connections to Places as AdultsCHAPTER TEN. Faith of Our Fathers: Living Still?; CHAPTER ELEVEN. Placing Our Lives; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Missionary Families Find a Sense of Place and Identity </span><span>follows the lives of two generations of an American Lutheran missionary community as they live within Tanzania, the United States, and other parts of the world. John Benson compares the lives of the missionary generation to that of their children and focuses on the two themes of connection to place and religious development. </span></span> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Missionary families find a sense of place and identity |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-0486-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811443203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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