New faith in ancient lands : Western missions in the Middle East in the nineteenth and early twentienth [i.e. twentieth] centuries /

Name: New faith in ancient lands : Western missions in the Middle East in the nineteenth and early twentienth [i.e. twentieth] centuries /
Author: Murre-van den Berg, H. L. 1964-

Title	New faith in ancient lands : Western missions in the Middle East in the nineteenth and early twentienth [i.e. twentieth] centuries /
Author	Murre-van den Berg, H. L. 1964-
Publication Date:	2006
Publication Place	Leiden ; Boston - Brill
Subject	Missions > Middle East > Congresses. \| Missions. \| Middle East. \| Conference papers and proceedings. \| Electronic books.
Type	Book
Language	deu,eng,fra
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	339
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource (xi, 339 pages)
Library:	American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID	Unknown
Record ID	34849
Library Location	ARCE Library
Date	2006
Notes	Proceedings of a symposium held in Jan. 2005 at the Universiteit Leiden. \| Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-328) and index. \| Over the centuries, the Middle East has held an important place in the religious consciousness of many Christians in West and East. In the nineteenth century, these interests culminated in extensive missionary work of Protestant and Roman Catholic organisations, among Eastern Christians, Muslims and Jews. The present volume, in articles written by an international group of scholars, discusses themes like the historical background of Christian geopiety among Roman Catholics and Protestants, and the internal tensions and conflicting aims of missions and missionaries, such as between nationalist and internationalist interests, between various rival organisations and between conversionalist and civilizational aims of missions in the Ottoman Empire. In a synthetic overview and a comprehensive bibliography an up-to-date introduction into this field is provided.
Sample Text	Over the centuries, the Middle East has held an important place in the religious consciousness of many Christians in West and East. In the nineteenth century, these interests culminated in extensive missionary work of Protestant and Roman Catholic organisations, among Eastern Christians, Muslims and Jews. The present volume, in articles written by an international group of scholars, discusses themes like the historical background of Christian geopiety among Roman Catholics and Protestants, and the internal tensions and conflicting aims of missions and missionaries, such as between nationalist and internationalist interests, between various rival organisations and between conversionalist and civilizational aims of missions in the Ottoman Empire. In a synthetic overview and a comprehensive bibliography an up-to-date introduction into this field is provided.
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Seri	Studies in Christian Mission32.Studies in Christian Mission Online, ISBN: 9789004322295.

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New faith in ancient lands : Western missions in the Middle East in the nineteenth and early twentienth [i.e. twentieth] centuries /

Author Murre-van den Berg, H. L. 1964-

Publication Date 2006

Publication Place Leiden ; Boston - Brill

Subject Missions > Middle East > Congresses. | Missions. | Middle East. | Conference papers and proceedings. | Electronic books.

Type Book

Language deu,eng,fra

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 339

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource (xi, 339 pages)

Library American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

Library Asset ID Unknown

Record ID 34849

Library Location ARCE Library

Date 2006

Notes Proceedings of a symposium held in Jan. 2005 at the Universiteit Leiden. | Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-328) and index. | Over the centuries, the Middle East has held an important place in the religious consciousness of many Christians in West and East. In the nineteenth century, these interests culminated in extensive missionary work of Protestant and Roman Catholic organisations, among Eastern Christians, Muslims and Jews. The present volume, in articles written by an international group of scholars, discusses themes like the historical background of Christian geopiety among Roman Catholics and Protestants, and the internal tensions and conflicting aims of missions and missionaries, such as between nationalist and internationalist interests, between various rival organisations and between conversionalist and civilizational aims of missions in the Ottoman Empire. In a synthetic overview and a comprehensive bibliography an up-to-date introduction into this field is provided.

Sample Text Over the centuries, the Middle East has held an important place in the religious consciousness of many Christians in West and East. In the nineteenth century, these interests culminated in extensive missionary work of Protestant and Roman Catholic organisations, among Eastern Christians, Muslims and Jews. The present volume, in articles written by an international group of scholars, discusses themes like the historical background of Christian geopiety among Roman Catholics and Protestants, and the internal tensions and conflicting aims of missions and missionaries, such as between nationalist and internationalist interests, between various rival organisations and between conversionalist and civilizational aims of missions in the Ottoman Empire. In a synthetic overview and a comprehensive bibliography an up-to-date introduction into this field is provided.

Erişim Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Seri Studies in Christian Mission32.Studies in Christian Mission Online, ISBN: 9789004322295.