Christian Missions and the Enlightenment

Addresses the nature of the influence of the European Enlightenment on the beliefs and practice of the Protestant missionaries who went to Asia and Africa from the mid-eighteenth century onwards, particularly British missions and the formative role of the Scottish Enlightenment on their thinking.

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Brian Stanley

Zusammenfassung

Addresses the nature of the influence of the European Enlightenment on the beliefs and practice of the Protestant missionaries who went to Asia and Africa from the mid-eighteenth century onwards.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Brian Stanley, Stanley Brian
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.03.2015
• Thema: Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Ethnologie > Volkskunde
• EAN: 9781138862630
• ISBN: 978-1-138-86263-0
• Anzahl Seiten: 246
• Themen: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Religion & beliefs, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Religion and beliefs, Indian sub-continent, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, religious toleration studies, Scottish Enlightenment influence, colonial religious encounters, ethnology and theology, evangelical conversion patterns, Protestant missionary history, Enlightenment impact on missionary practice