Greenlee, James G.

Good Citizens : British Missionaries and Imperial States, 1870-1918. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (297 pages) - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion Series ; v.34 . - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Origins of the Missionary Societies -- Secretaries of British Missionary Societies -- Introduction -- 1 The Politics of Spiritual Free Trade -- 2 "God's Greater Britain -- 3 Citizenship in Crisis I: The Boer War -- 4 Citizenship in Crisis II: The Boxer Rebellion -- 5 "Higher Citizenship -- 6 Armageddon -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Note on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

The inescapable political dimensions of missionary enterprises were never more obvious than during the turbulent period from 1870 to 1918. As world powers expanded and often collided in all too concrete political, economic, and military terms, leaders of.

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Imperialism-History.
Missionaries-Great Britain-Political activity.
Missions, British-History.
Missions, British-Political aspects.


Electronic books.

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