
Mighty England Do Good
Culture, Faith, Empire, and World in the Foreign Missions of the Church of England, 1850-1915
Steven S. Maughan(Author)
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Will be published approx. on 1. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
511 pages
978-0-8028-6946-3 (ISBN)
Description
In late Victorian and Edwardian England, says Steven Maughan, foreign missions had a broad resonance and significance not adequately explored by historians of English culture. Mighty England Do Good fills that lacuna by examining the rapid growth of foreign missions in the Church of England between 1850 and 1915, culminating at the height of the missionary enterprise in Britain. Maughan's book bridges the gaps between religious, cultural, and imperial history to give a full picture of the movement's importance.
Maughan explores Anglicanism as a microcosm of the larger religious culture of Britain, particularly in light of the expanding British empire. This book provides a multidimensional reassessment of the power that foreign missions had to shape belief, institutions, culture, and practice not only within the Church of England but also in the broader culture of the time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Grand Rapids
United States
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
889 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8028-6946-3 (9780802869463)
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Person
Steven S. Maughan is professor of history at The College of Idaho.