Missionary Zeal and Institutional Control (Studies in the History of Christian Missions)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: November 11, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780700715961
Subjects: Christian mission & evangelism; Ghana; Switzerland; c 1800 to c 1900; Social Science / Ethnic Studies
First sentence: In order to prove whether a [seminarian] is of God or whether he can be a missionary or not . . . it is necessary to smash him down mercilessly in order to determine conclusively whether he is capable of bearing the discipline. . . .