Christian Missions and Social Progress: A Sociological Study of Foreign Missions, Volumen1

Fleming H. Revell Company, 1897

"The Students' Lectures on Missions at Princeton Theological Seminary, which form the basis of the book now issued, were delivered by the author in the spring of 1896"--Preface.

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The Sociological Scope of Christian Missions	21

a later and more indirect product than the spiritual p 24 Their sphere	41

Christian missions necessarily a militant social force p 43 A majestic	53

sion service is the secret of inspiration and power to the Church p	58

LECTURE II	70

The Social Evils of the NonChristian World	71

THE INDIVIDUAL GROUP	76

THE OPIUM HABIT The extent of the opium traffic p 80 The Royal	83

POVERTY The ceaseless struggle for survival p 229 The genesis	232

THE TYRANNY OF CUSTOM An impersonal despot on an invincible	240

THE NATIONAL GROUP	253

OPPRESSIVE TAXATION Taxation past and present in India p 260	260

THE SUBVERSION OF LEGAL RIGHTS The benign mission of law in	266

CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY The characteristic rôle of Chinese officials	273

The Armenian massacres p 275 Bloodthirst in China India and Africa	277

COMMERCIAL DECEIT AND FRAUD The Christian ideal of commercial	286

IMMORAL VICES Immorality in Japan Korea and China p 86 The	91

SUICIDE Selfdestruction prevalent in many countries p	93

MORAL DELINQUENCIES The blighting effects of untruthfulness and dis	99

THE DEGRADATION OF WOMAN The status of woman outside of Chris	109

POLYGAMY AND CONCUBINAGE The moral dignity of the Christian code	114

CHILD MARRIAGE AND WIDOWHOOD The evils of child marriage p	119

DEFECTIVE FAMILY TRAINING The training of children in Japan	127

INFANTICIDE Child murder not uncommon in China p 129 Infanticide	132

THE TRAFFIC IN HUMAN FLESH The historical genesis of the slave	137

SLAVERY The passing of slavery in Christendom p 146 Its continuance	150

HUMAN SACRIFICES The prevalence of human sacrifices in the nonChris	160

CRUEL PUNISHMENTS AND TORTURE Methods of punishment in West	169

BLOOD FEUDS The prevalence and bitterness of blood feuds throughout	177

IGNORANCE The social perils and disabilities of ignorance p 182 Ig	187

WITCHCRAFT The spell of demons in pagan realms p 198 Haunted	203

NEGLECT OF THE POOR AND SICK The compassionate spirit of Christi	209

INSANITARY CONDITIONS The sanitary condition of India p 219 The	221

MUTUAL SUSPICION Confidence as a social tonic p 226 Every man	228

figure in Eastern finance p 289 Currency problems in China p	292

defection p 297 The genesis of ethnic faiths p 298 The social value	299

DEGRADING CONCEPTIONS OF THE NATURE AND REQUIREMENTS	306

SUPERSTITION The prevalence and power of superstition p 312 Geo	319

SCANDALOUS LIVES OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS The import of the theme	337

question stated p	356

Wherein State legislation fails p 370 Where reform attends colonial	373

The social value of ethnic religions p 377 Oriental character put	386

LITERATURE AND AUTHORITIES FOR LECTURE III	397

VOLUME II	406

history p 406 The determining moral factor in a Christian philosophy	408

The Christian versus the nonChristian estimate of man p 419 The	422

The Contribution of Christian Missions to Social Progress	429

The true criteria of value in ethical systems p 423 The importance	433

CULTURAL Statistics of Societies and Associations for General Improvement	446

Christianity introduces new moral forces into mission lands p 450	452

LITERATURE AND AUTHORITIES FOR LECTURE IV C	465

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Título	Christian Missions and Social Progress: A Sociological Study of Foreign Missions, Volumen1 Volumen1 de Christian Missions and Social Progress, James Shepard Dennis Christian Missions and Social Progress: A Sociological Study of Foreign Missions, James Shepard Dennis Library of American civilization Students' lectures on missions
Autor	James Shepard Dennis
Edición	3
Editor	Fleming H. Revell Company, 1897
Procedencia del original	de la Universidad de Virginia
Digitalizado	8 Dic. 2010

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