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The Conversion of the World
A history of Christian Mission in the Modern Era - How Christian mission changed the world
"Convert in disciples all nations!" The age of discoveries and conquests gave the "Great Commission" a completely new thrust. Bernhard Maier impressively describes how Christian missionaries transformed cultures and religions all over the world from the Spanish Conquista to the competition of great powers for lands and resources to decolonisation.
Bernhard Maier shows how missionaries morally flanked the subjugation of the world, reaching their own limits soon. Forced conversions were rarely sustainable. They had to learn the languages of the pagans, translate the Good News, interpret myths and rituals in Christian terms, and had to found schools, provide medical care, and, if necessary protect the entrusted peoples against their own colonial power.
Bernhard Maier's commanding history of mission offers a unique key to better understanding the globalisation of cultures in the Modern Era.
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Published by C.H.Beck Main content page count: 500 Pages |