An unpredictable Gospel: American evangelicals and world Christianity, 1812-1920

Jay Case examines the efforts of American evangelical missionaries, arguing that if they were agents of imperialism they were poor ones. Western missionaries had a dismal record of converting non-Westerners to Christianity.

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Main Author: Case, Jay Riley (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford University Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Americans / Mission / Evangelical movement / History 1812-1920
Further subjects:B Missions, American History 20th century
B Missions, American History, 20th century
B Protestant churches Missions History 20th century
B Protestant Churches Missions History, 19th century
B Christianity and culture History 19th century
B Protestant Churches Missions History, 20th century
B Protestant churches Missions History 19th century
B Christianity and culture History 20th century
B Christianity and culture History, 20th century
B Christianity and culture History, 19th century
B Missions, American History 19th century
B Missions, American History, 19th century
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Summary:Jay Case examines the efforts of American evangelical missionaries, arguing that if they were agents of imperialism they were poor ones. Western missionaries had a dismal record of converting non-Westerners to Christianity.
ISBN:0199932522
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199772322.001.0001