Errand to the World - American Protestant Thought and Foreign Missions

In this comprehensive history of American foreign-mission thought from the colonial period to the current era, William R. Hutchinson analyzes the varied and changing expressions of an American "sense of mission" that was more than religious in its implications. His account illuminates the dilemmas intrinsic to any venture in which one culture attempts to apply its ideals and technology to the supposed benefit of another.

About the author

William R. Hutchinson is Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in America at Harvard University. Among his many publications are "The Transcendentalist Ministers: Church Reform in the New England Renaissance" and "Between the Times: The Travail of the Protestant Establishment in America, 1900-1960."

Product details

• Authors: William R. Hutchison, Hutchison William R.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1993
• EAN: 9780226363103
• ISBN: 978-0-226-36310-3
• No. of pages: 235
• Dimensions: 17 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 397 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; USA, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, History of Religion, United States of America, USA, Church history, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches