Christianity and empire revisited / edited by Brian Stanley.
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Leiden, Boston : Brill, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xiii, 257 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Theology and mission in world Christianity ; Theology and mission in world Christianity ; 37. ^A1316661 |
| Contents | Introduction / Brian Stanley -- Chapter 1 A pre-history of Protestant mission and empire: the propagation of civility or cosmic conflict? / Alec Ryrie -- Chapter 2 Empires human and divine: the multiple ambiguities of mission Christianity in imperial contexts / Brian Stanley -- Chapter 3 Missions and the military: the British Empire and Commonwealth, c.1800-1960 / Michael Snape -- Chapter 4 'Where piety and valour jointly go': 21st-Century reflections on a 19th-Century British imperial hero / Nicholas J. Wood -- Chapter 5 Missionaries and people's language: notes from colonial Punjab / Ashish Alexander -- Chapter 6 Dark heart of empire: missionaries, Leopold and Mr Kurtz / Julian Thompson and Emily Burgoyne -- Chapter 7 Challenging empire and mission: reflections from Africa / Kyama Mugambi -- Chapter 8 The Conception of world Christianity as a response to racism: addressing the legacy of empire / Kirsteen Kim -- Chapter 9 Contested perspectives on mission and empire: lessons for post-colonial mission practice / Kang-San Tan |
| Abstract | "Were missionaries simply religious agents of imperialism? If you have ever asked--or been asked--this question, then this book is for you. Bringing together historians, literary specialists, and mission scholars, it explores the complexities of the subject, highlighting its many nuances. Figures like Henry Havelock, deeply involved in Britain's suppression of the 1857 Indian Rebellion, were undoubtedly tied to imperial power. Yet, missionaries and their supporters were also the moral absolutists of their time--sincerely, if at times naively, committed to ideas of human liberation. At the same time, Christianity's commitment to translation played a role in preserving indigenous languages and literary traditions, adding another layer to this thought-provoking discussion" -- Publisher, page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9789004738478 |
| ISBN | 9004738479 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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