Religion versus empire? : British Protestant missionaries and overseas expansion, 1700-1914
This book addresses the relations between religion, Protestant missions, and empire building, linking together all three fields of study by 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
Print Book, English, 2004
Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2004
History
viii, 373 pages : maps ; 24 cm
9780719028229, 9780719028236, 0719028221, 071902823X
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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, 1800-1835
International connections and domestic 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, c. 1860-95 : adaptations and consequences (1)
Missionary traditions, c. 1860-95 : adaptations and consequences (2)
Beyond the centenaries : missions versus empire, 1890-1914
12. Conclusion : the 'anti imperialism' of Protestant missions?