Mission Schools in Batakland (Indonesia), 1861-1940 - Translated by Robert R. Boehlke

From archival sources in German, Dutch, Indonesian and Batak, as well as from interviews this study presents the place of missionary education and the role of local teachers in the birth and growth of the largest Protestant Church of Indonesia. An inside view of an important step in the growth of Christianity in Asia.

About the author

Jan Aritonang Ph.D. (1987) at the Southeast Asia Graduate School of Theology (Singapore) is professor of church history at the Union Theological Seminar, Sekolah Tinggi Teologia of Jakarta, Indonesia. This book is the English translation of his doctoral dissertation.

Product details

• Authors: Jan Aritonang, Jan S. Aritonang
• Assisted by: Robert R. Boehlke (Translation)
• Publisher: Koninklijke Brill NV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1993
• EAN: 9789004099678
• ISBN: 978-90-04-09967-8
• No. of pages: 396
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 554 g
• Series: Studies in Christian Mission,; Brill
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology