Constructing Mission History: Missionary Initiative and Indigenous Agency in the Making of World Christianity

by Stanley H. Skreslet

Three master narratives currently dominate the analysis of modern mission history. One puts foreign missionaries at the heart of the story. A second emphasizes the colonial aspect of modern missions. Here, missionaries are not heroes but villains, who are implicated in hegemonic schemes of imperial domination. Thirdly, mission history is subordinated to one of its outcomes, the advent of World Christianity. In this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506481892
• ISBN13: 9781506481890
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"