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Christian Imperialism : Converting the World in the Early American Republic /

In 1812, eight American missionaries, under the direction of the recently formed American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, sailed from the US to South Asia. The reason for the voyage was to take part in the Protestant conversion of the entire world. Over the next several decades, these m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Conroy-Krutz, Emily (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 1812, eight American missionaries, under the direction of the recently formed American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, sailed from the US to South Asia. The reason for the voyage was to take part in the Protestant conversion of the entire world. Over the next several decades, these men and women were joined by hundreds more American missionaries at stations all over the globe. This book shows the surprising extent of the early missionary impulse and demonstrates that American evangelical Protestants of the early nineteenth century were motivated by Christian imperialism.
Notas:Includes index.
Previously issued in print: 2015.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages): maps
Público:Specialized.
ISBN:9781501701047