Saints Who Sometimes Were: Utilizing Missionary Hagiography
A significant amount of mission history and theology is based on or derived from missionary biography. Many missionary biographies, however, are little more than hagiography. This essay examines the nature of hagiography; suggests how hagiography can be recognized, interpreted, and utilized; and cal...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1999
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| In: |
Missiology
Year: 1999, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 441-457 |
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| Summary: | A significant amount of mission history and theology is based on or derived from missionary biography. Many missionary biographies, however, are little more than hagiography. This essay examines the nature of hagiography; suggests how hagiography can be recognized, interpreted, and utilized; and calls for biographies that are shaped by historical reality rather than the perceived need to promote the missionary enterprise. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182969902700402 |