Becoming Cosmopolitan: Unfolding Two Centuries of Mission at Virginia Theological Seminary

by William L. Sachs and Wanjiru M. Gitau

Book Overview

The legacy of Christian mission seems beyond dispute. Western churches carried imperialist and racist assumptions as they evangelized and encouraged the formation of indigenous churches. Amid those realities a different sensibility took root. As the history of Virginia Theological Seminary illustrates, missionaries who were alumni adapted to contextual circumstances in ways that challenged Western presumptions. Mission encouraged cosmopolitan ties...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1725283549
• ISBN13: 9781725283541
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"