Download or read book Civilizing Missions written by M. Hirono and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-11-10 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By comparing the role and influence of early Christian missionaries with those of Christian NGOs today, this book critically assesses the idea of a Christian 'civilizing mission' within the context of China. It provides a local, non-Han perspective based on a rich array of historical, ethnographical, and empirical sources.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Missions written by Edwin Munsell Bliss and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Missions written by Howard Benjamin Grose and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Our Missions written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conversion to Christianity written by Robert W. Hefner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most striking developments in the history of modern civilizations has been the conversion of tribal peoples to more expansively organized "world" religions. There is little scholarly consensus as to why these religions have endured and why conversion to them has been so widespread. These essays explore the phenomenon of Christian conversion from this world-building perspective. Combining rich case studies with original theoretical insights, this work challenges sociologists, anthropologists and historians of religion to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994. One of the most striking developments in the history of modern civilizations has been the conversion of tribal peoples to more expansively organized "world" religions. There is little scholarly consensus as to why these religions have endured and why conv
Download or read book Mission Field written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catholic Missions written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Centennial Souvenir of the Marathi Mission of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions written by Alden Hyde Clark and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 1218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Handbook of Indians of Canada written by Frederick Webb Hodge and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dictionary, an encyclopedia, an enthnographic overview of Native tribes and their social life and customs, arts, people, villages, languages, and topics of all kinds. Includes a summary of treaties signed ; descriptions and location of Indian [Native, Aboriginal, First Nations] tribes and locations, explanation of terminology, etc. "Synonymy" section includes various spellings of Indian names, tribes and people, etc.
Download or read book International Review of Missions written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Guinea and Nearby Islands written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Protestant Missions in the Near East written by Julius Richter and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christian Missions written by Thomas William M. Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mission Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Correspondence relative to the Earl of Elgin s Special Missions to China and Japan 1857 1859 written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-13 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
