American evangelicals in Egypt: missionary encounters in an age of empire

The American missionary encounter in Egypt -- The American mission, Coptic reform, and the making of an Egyptian evangelical community, 1854-82 -- The colonial moment of the American mission, 1882-1918 -- Egyptian nationalism, religious liberty, and the rethinking of the American mission, 1918-45 --...

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Main Author: Sharkey, Heather J. 1967- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Princeton [u.a.] Princeton University Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:American evangelicals in Egypt. Missionary encounters in an age of empire. By Heather J. Sharkey. (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World.) Pp. xviii+318 incl. frontispiece and 9 ills. Princeton–Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2008. £28.95. 978 0 691 12261 8 (2010) (Wybrew, Hugh)
[Rezension von: Sharkey, Heather J., American Evangelicals in Egypt: Missionary Encounters in an Age of Empire] (2011) (Zirinsky, Michael)
Series/Journal:Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Egypt / Mission (international law / Presbyterian Church in the USA / History 1854-1967 / Presbyterians / Americans
Further subjects:B Presbyterian Church Missions Egypt
B Americans History Egypt
B Americans (Egypt) History
B Presbyterian Church Missions (Egypt)
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Summary:The American missionary encounter in Egypt -- The American mission, Coptic reform, and the making of an Egyptian evangelical community, 1854-82 -- The colonial moment of the American mission, 1882-1918 -- Egyptian nationalism, religious liberty, and the rethinking of the American mission, 1918-45 -- The mission of the American University in Cairo -- Turning to the life of the church: American mission in an age of Egyptian decolonization and Arab-Israeli politics, 1945-67 -- Conclusion: conversions and transformations
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:069112261X