India and Missionary Motives, c. 1850–1900
While a number of historians have focused attention on the development of Protestant missionary thought and activity in India during the nineteenth century, comparatively little is known about the social background, education and motives of the missionary candidates eventually selected for service i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1974
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 1974, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-74 |
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| Summary: | While a number of historians have focused attention on the development of Protestant missionary thought and activity in India during the nineteenth century, comparatively little is known about the social background, education and motives of the missionary candidates eventually selected for service in that part of ‘the mission field’. Who were these men and why did they go? What pressures and motives lay behind the continued expansion of missionary activity in India during this period? |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046900045061 |