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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conroy-Krutz, Emily (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions > History.
Political messianism.
Missions, American.
Christianity and politics.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Missions americaines > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Christianity and politics > United States > History > 19th century.
Political messianism > United States > History > 19th century.
Missions, American > History > 19th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Includes index.
Previously issued in print: 2015.
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages): maps
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9781501701047

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