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 9 mai 2025, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/52119

Titre
God's Laborers: Missionary Work and Imperialism in the Congo From 1878-1908
Type
Master Thesis
Date
2024
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.
Editeur
Utah State university
Place
Utah
Langue
eng
nombre de pages
84
Titre abrégé
God's Laborers

Peterson, Ana. 2023. « God’s Laborers: Missionary Work and Imperialism in the Congo From 1878-1908 ». Utah State university, bibliographie, consulté le 9 mai 2025, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/52119

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