Christian Missions in the American Empire - Episcopalians in Northern Luzon, the Philippines, 1902-1946 (Paperback)

At right height of its imperialist phase, the United States of America gained control of the Philippines at the beginning of the 20th century. Following American troops and government employees into the new American territory were Protestant missionaries, who had until then been systematically excluded from Spain's Asian colony. This book examines the mission and church work of Filipino and American Episcopalians in northern Luzon during the years of American rule. It shows how in the early decades of the mission two contradictory emphases, one on civilizing the Filipino and the other on translating the Christian message into the vernacular, worked themselves out in the lives of missionaries and local people. The work then goes on to look at how both local Christians and missionaries, in their own ways, utilized Christianity to deal with new political, economic and social realities as these emerged in the second two decades of American rule.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studien zur Interkulturellen Geschichte des Christentums/Etudes d'Histoire Interculturelle de Christianisme/Studies in the Intercultural History of Christianity, 132
Release date:	May 2003
Authors:	Arun W Jones
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	302
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-39468-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > History > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	3-631-39468-3
Barcode:	9783631394687

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