The Life of Alexander Duff, D.d., Ll.d

Klappentext A two-volume! 1879 biography of an early Scottish Presbyterian missionary who influenced educational reform in colonial India. Zusammenfassung George Smith (1833-1919) published several popular books of missionary biography including this two-volume Life of Alexander Duff (1879). Duff! a Scottish Presbyterian missionary in India! was an influential educationalist who believed that successful evangelisation and modernisation depended on the education! in English! of India's upper-caste elite. Inhaltsverzeichnis 16. Missionary of the Free Church of Scotland; 17. Continuity of the work; 18. Lord Hardinge's administration; 19. Death of Dr Chalmers; 20. Dr Duff organising again; 21. Moderator of the General Assembly; 22. In America and Canada; 23. The mutiny and the native church of India; 24. Last years in India; 25. In south-east Africa; 26. New missions and the result of half a century's work; 27. Dr Duff at home; 28. Peacemaking; 29. Dying; Index.

List of contents

16. Missionary of the Free Church of Scotland; 17. Continuity of the work; 18. Lord Hardinge's administration; 19. Death of Dr Chalmers; 20. Dr Duff organising again; 21. Moderator of the General Assembly; 22. In America and Canada; 23. The mutiny and the native church of India; 24. Last years in India; 25. In south-east Africa; 26. New missions and the result of half a century's work; 27. Dr Duff at home; 28. Peacemaking; 29. Dying; Index.

About the author

George Smith (1840-1876) worked for the Oriental Antiquities Department of the British Museum. Among his publications are 'History of Assurbanipal,' 'The Phonetic Values of the Cuneiform Characters,' 'The Assyrian Eponym Canon,' 'The Chaldean Account of Genesis,' and 'Assyria from the Earliest Times to the Fall of Nineveh.'

Product details

• Authors: Smith George, George Smith
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9781108008303
• ISBN: 978-1-108-00830-3
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Religion; The Life of Alexander Duff, D.D., LL.D 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian, RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist, India, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, Biography: religious & spiritual, Biography: religious and spiritual, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches, Calvinist, Reformed and Presbyterian Churches