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Religion Versus Empire?: British Protestant Missionaries and Overseas Expansion, 1700-1914 Paperback - 2004

by Porter, A

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  • Title Religion Versus Empire?: British Protestant Missionaries and Overseas Expansion, 1700-1914
  • Author Porter, A
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 392
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher MANCHESTER UNIV PR, Manchester
  • Date 2004-08-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ING9780719028236
  • ISBN 9780719028236 / 071902823X
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Imperialism, Great Britain - Colonies
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004304588
  • Dewey Decimal Code 266.023

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This is the only book that addresses the relations between religion, Protestant missions, and empire building, linking together all three fields of studyby taking as its starting point the early eighteenth century Anglican initiatives in colonial North America and the Caribbean. It considers how the early societies of the 1790s built on this inheritance, and extended their own interests to the Pacific, India, the Far East, and Africa. Fluctuations in the vigour and commitment of the missions, changing missionary theologies, and the emergence of alternative missionary strategies, are all examined for their impact on imperial expansion.

Other themes include the international character of the missionary movement, Christianity's encounter with Islam, and major figures such as David Livingstone, the state and politics, and humanitarianism, all of which are viewed in a fresh light.

This monumental study shows that the missionary movement had a far more complex and ambiguous relationship with the Empire than has previously been thought, and will be widely welcomed by students and scholars of imperial history and the history of religion.

From the rear cover

This is the only book that addresses the relations between religion, Protestant missions, and empire building, linking together all three fields of studyby taking as its starting point the early eighteenth century Anglican initiatives in colonial North America and the Caribbean. It considers how the early societies of the 1790s built on this inheritance, and extended their own interests to the Pacific, India, the Far East, and Africa. Fluctuations in the vigour and commitment of the missions, changing missionary theologies, and the emergence of alternative missionary strategies, are all examined for their impact on imperial expansion.

Other themes include the international character of the missionary movement, Christianity's encounter with Islam, and major figures such as David Livingstone, the state and politics, and humanitarianism, all of which are viewed in a fresh light.

This monumental study shows that the missionary movement had a far more complex and ambiguous relationship with the Empire than has previously been thought, and will be widely welcomed by students and scholars of imperial history and the history of religion.

About the author

Andrew Porter is Rhodes Professor of Imperial History at King's College, London

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