God's Laborers: Missionary Work and Imperialism in the Congo From 1878-1908

Contenu

Peterson, Ana. 2023. « God’s Laborers: Missionary Work and Imperialism in the Congo From 1878-1908 ». Utah State university, bibliographie, consulté le 3 avril 2025, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/52119

Titre

God's Laborers: Missionary Work and Imperialism in the Congo From 1878-1908

Créateur

Peterson, Ana Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Sujet

Esclavage -- Zanzibar Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Tippo Tip (1837-1905) Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Résumé

In 1878, Henry Craven opened the first Protestant mission in the Congo. The Livingstone Inland Mission created multiple stations along the Congo River to reach the interior. It stayed active for six years before transferring its stations to Swedish and American missions. Five years after its closure, a sister mission, the Congo Balolo Mission, resumed efforts to teach the people living in the interior. This thesis explores the evolving reaction of the missionaries to state violence. It argues that these missionaries initially supported imperial violence that enforced laws that aligned with their beliefs, such as removing the slave trade. Once that violence extended to profits alone and increased in violence, the missionaries joined the movement to improve conditions in the Congo.

Type

Master Thesis

Editeur

Utah State university Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Couverture spatiale

Utah

Date

2024

nombre de pages

84

Langue

eng

Titre abrégé

God's Laborers

uri

https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd2023/361

Peterson, Ana. 2023. « God’s Laborers: Missionary Work and Imperialism in the Congo From 1878-1908 ». Utah State university, bibliographie, consulté le 3 avril 2025, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/52119