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

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"Heather Sharkey uses Arabic and English sources to shed light on the many facets of missionary encounters with Egyptians. These occurred through institutions, such as schools and hospitals, and through literacy programs and rural development projects that anticipated later efforts of NGOs. To...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sharkey, Heather J. (Heather Jane), 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Series:Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world.
Subjects:
Presbyterian Church in the USA
Presbyterian Church > Missions > Egypt.
Americans > Egypt > History.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Missions.
HISTORY > Middle East > Egypt.
Americans
Presbyterian Church > Missions
Mission
Missionarissen.
Presbyterian Church in America.
Église presbytérienne > Missions > Égypte.
Américains > Égypte > Histoire.
mission presbytérienne > mission protestante américaine (Etats-Unis) > Egypte > 19e s. (2e moitié) > 20e s.
Egypt
Ägypten
Egypte.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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