British Missionaries and the End of Empire: East, Central, and Southern Africa, 1939-64 (Studies in the History of Christian Missions) ebook

978 0 2 British missionaries and the end of empire. The first species is a fairly common climber in the savanna of eastern and central areas of southern Africa, whilst the second species, a virgate shrub, is known to come from a single locality in northern Mozambique.

978 0 2 British missionaries and the end of empire. East, central, and southern Africa, 1939–64. The first species is a fairly common climber in the savanna of eastern and central areas of southern Africa, whilst the second species, a virgate shrub, is known to come from a single locality in northern Mozambique presently undescribed monotypic genus from western Africa.

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years between 1939 and 1964 in east, central, and southern Africa

There are many histories of overseas mission and many histories of the last days of Great Britain’s empire in Africa, but there has been no book-length study on the . In British Missionaries and the End of Empire, historian John Stuart thoroughly and critically examines British Protestant missionary experiences during the tumultuous years between 1939 and 1964 in east, central, and southern Africa. He shows how missionaries sometimes supported empire, sometimes drew comfort from it, sometimes criticized it, yet finally learned to live with its formal demise, continuing their work in the newly formed African independent states even after the end of empire.

By John Stuart Chapter 1 focuses on missionary opposition to the "color bar" in Africa.

Chapter 1 focuses on missionary opposition to the "color bar" in Africa. Despite widespread desire for change, few missionaries publicly campaigned for justice, preferring instead to lobby officials behind the scenes.

For additional testimonies from missionaries in Nyasaland, please see: Interview of Mr and Mrs Herbert Bell, NLS, Acc. 10809/4, Interview of Mr George Patrick Hall, NLS, Acc. 10809/33, and the letters of Miss Helen Taylor and the Reverend Fergus Macpherson, EULSC, Gen. 2180/3. The missionaries in Nyasaland were not alone in their enthusiasm for decolonization.

There are many histories of overseas mission and many histories of the last days of Great Britain s empire in Africa, but there has been no book-length study on the relationship between them until now.

East, Central, and Southern Africa, 1939-1964. PAPERBACK; Published: 7/26/2011. In -depth study of Protestant missions to Africa in a turbulent era. In British Missionaries and the End of Empire, historian John Stuart provides the first book-length history of British Protestant missionary experiences in east, central, and southern Africa during the tumultuous years between 1939 and 1964. Focusing on Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, and Kenya (with an eye for South African influence on mission affairs), Stuart portrays the uneven and evolving relationship between Protestant missionaries, the British empire, and African nationalists.

experiences during the tumultuous years between 1939 and 1964 in east, central, and southern Africa.

There are many histories of overseas mission and many histories of the last days of Great Britain’s empire in Africa, but there has been no book-length study on the relationship between them - until now.

The historiography of the British Empire refers to the studies, sources, critical methods and interpretations used by scholars to develop a history of Britain's empire. Historians and their ideas are the focus here; specific lands and historical dates and episodes are covered in the article on the British Empire.

British Missionaries and the End of Empire: East, Central, and Southern Africa, 1939-64 Journal Article. Additional Document Info. Osborne, Myles Gregory.