J. R. Oldfield
The protestant episcopal church, black nationalists, and expansion of the west african missionary field, 1851–1871
Oldfield, J. R.
Authors
Abstract
One of the most boldly conceived assaults on benighted Africa during the nineteenth century was that undertaken by mainline Protestant denominations in the United States. With the brash confidence characteristic of the age, hundreds of American missionaries were dispatched from New York and Baltimore to convert the heathen tribes of Africa and wrest a continent from ruin. If the experience of the Protestant Episcopal church is at all typical, however, these efforts not infrequently aroused suspicion and open hostility. In fact, Episcopal penetration of Liberia in the second half of the second century was remarkable for a long and bitter contest with black nationalists who were intent on using the church as a vehicle for their own personal and racial ambitions.
Citation
Oldfield, J. R. (1988). The protestant episcopal church, black nationalists, and expansion of the west african missionary field, 1851–1871. Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture, 57(1), 31-45. https://doi.org/10.2307/3165901
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Jul 28, 2009 |
Publication Date | 1988-03 |
Deposit Date | Nov 17, 2020 |
Journal | Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture |
Print ISSN | 0009-6407 |
Electronic ISSN | 1755-2613 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 57 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 31-45 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.2307/3165901 |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3623535 |
Publisher URL | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/church-history/article/abs/protestant-episcopal-church-black-nationalists-and-expansion-of-the-west-african-missionary-field-18511871/3EE9A8885BEB758DE9713A240A30F994 |
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