Global missions and theology

Description:

"This collection documents the broad range of Nineteenth Century religious missionary activities, practices and thought in the United States by reproducing pivotal personal narratives, organizational records, and biographies of the essential leaders, simple missionaries, and churches. This collection includes materials on missionary activities among Native Americans and African Americans, both slaves and freedmen. In addition, it highlights activities in far-flung regions and countries, such as Africa, Fiji and Sandwich Islands, India, China, Southeast Asia, Japan, and Hawaii."

subjects: American Missions,  European Missions,  Missionaries,  Biography,  Missions,  History,  Slavery and the church,  American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions,  Methodist Episcopal Church. Board of Foreign Missions,  Methodist Episcopal Church,  World Council of Churches,  Salvation Army

Places: Africa,  Asia

Times: 19th century