The Conversion of the World in the Early Republic
Subtitle: Race, Gender, and Imperialism in the Early American Foreign Mission Movement
Contributors: Cott, Nancy F.; Johnson, Walter; Ulrich, Laurel T.; Tyrrell, Ian
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Description: This is a transnational history of the early republic that focuses on religious actors. The early American foreign mission movement was an outward-looking expression of the benevolent network of the early republic. Building on transatlantic connections that predated the American Revolution, it represented American evangelicals' attempt to transform the "heathen world" into part of God's kingdom. Using ABCFM missions to in India, the Cherokee Nation, and Liberia as case studies, this dissertation examines the relationship between the church and imperial politics.
Notes: Keywords: ABCFM, early republic, missionaries, transatlantic, transnational.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2012