Visions for Racial Equality

Reviews / Votes

'Harri Englund has produced a thoroughly researched and insightful book on the history of early colonial Malawi. He explores the inter-relationships between the church, the colonial state, the capitalist class, and the Africans. Revolving around the work of Rev. David Clement Scott, of the Church of Scotland Mission, readers will appreciate how the spread of Christianity, as well as the operations of the state were 'negotiated' processes involving the 'civilized' Europeans and the colonized Africans.' Paul C. Banda, Tarleton State University 'This is a brilliantly original, theoretically innovative, and descriptively rich biography of the life of the nineteenth-century Central African Scottish missionary, David Clement Scott. Englund uses an impressive range of sources to write about this influential and unusual intellectual, evangeliser, and advocate for African rights in an age when they were increasingly under threat.' Joel Cabrita, Stanford University, California 'This is a sophisticated exploration of the work of a nineteenth-century Scottish missionary in Malawi and his vision for an inter-racial Christian community that also recognized the validity of African knowledge. This groundbreaking book sets a new standard for the study of the twin struggles for racial and epistemic justice, and should become required reading in African and global studies.' Elias C. Mandala, University of Rochester, New York 'Recommended.' D. Jacobsen, Choice