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

"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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Sharkey, Heather J. (Heather Jane), 1967-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Collection:Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.