Religion Versus Empire? British Protestant Missionaries and Overseas Expansion, 1700-1914

Name: Religion Versus Empire? British Protestant Missionaries and Overseas Expansion, 1700-1914
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ISBN: 9780719028236

ISBN-10: 071902823X

ISBN-13: 9780719028236

Edition: 2004

Authors: A. Porter

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'Religion Versus Empire?' is a study in imperial history and religious history with wide chronological range and worldwide geographical coverage. It looks at the complex and ambiguous relationship between the missionary movement and empire.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication date: 8/5/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Abbreviations


Introduction


Missionary practice and precedents, 1701-1789


The reorganisation of missionary enterprise, 1790-1812


Missions, governments and empire: the terms of engagement, 1800-1830


Missionary religion and secular influences: Christianity, commerce and civilisation, 1800-1830


International networks in the missionary movement, 1815-1850


The new wave: Missionary expansion and plans for the future, 1834-1850


Missionary goals, colonial experience, and the waning of enthusiasm, 1850-1870


New directions: the challenge of faith missions, China and Islam


Missionary traditions, 1860-1895: adaptations and consequences (1)


Missionary traditions, 1860-1895: adaptations and consequences (2)


Beyond the centeneries: missions versus empire, 1890-1914


Conclusion: the anti imperialism of missions?


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