Abstract Adorned with an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and other Christian emblems text, miraculous medal has been important object Catholic intercessory prayer since mid-nineteenth century. The religious social history in Europe is relatively well known. However, few scholars have connected medal’s emergence spread European mission wake nineteenth-century colonial expansion. This article us...

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Catholicism spread from foreign countries to China. Missionaries conformed women’s role of "Social Marginality" at that time adopted adaptive women's group missionary strategy, which provided suitable soil favorable conditions for formation "Half Sky" phenomenon female believers. With further investigation, it is found believers are main basis prosperity sust...

1. The ecumenical movement has its origins in the missionary movement, for the contemporary search for the unity of the church was initiated within the framework of the mission endeavour. The missionaries were among the first to look for ways and styles of witness in unity, recognizing that the scandal of Christian divisions and denominational rivalries hindered greatly the impact of their mess...

The article focused on the evangelical activities of Christian missionaries to convert natives Christianity in colonial Punjab, with particular reference Lahore and Sialkot districts. With annexation Punjab 1849, cultural social ethos took a surprising turn, new community converted Christians started form progressively. This societal drive was unique because it attracted individuals from afflue...

During the 17th and 18th centuries, presence as well activities of religious orders Christianity in Vietnam, predominantly Society Jesus, Mendicant Orders (Franciscan Order, Dominican etc.), Foreign Missions Paris, to establish or maintain strengthen interests some Western countries’ (Portugal, Spain, France) missionary work this country led conflicts disputes over area right manage among Chris...

The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS) (1897–1909) and the Council (WMC) (1910–1940) of Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS) worked in Korea from 1897 to 1940. Their work used a distinctive mission philosophy, hermeneutics, implementation strategies their encounters with Korean women. Over course years Korea, Southern missionary women initiated Great Revival, established first social...

The scholarship on the history of Protestant missions to Puerto Rico after Spanish American War 1898 emphasizes Americanizing tendencies missionaries in construction new Rican. There is no doubt that main missionary motif during 1890s was indeed civilization. Even though part evangelistic efforts some missionaries, evidence shows a minority among them Presbyterians James A. McAllister and Judso...

This research is aimed at reflecting how Chinua Achebe reveals the religious life of Igbo people before and after coming missionaries as well invasion British in southeastern part Nigeria during late 19th century. reflects that various practices social are thrilling, cruel even inhumane. considered significant worthy since it an exertion to understand historical knowledge lessons about local pe...

Taking Wentzel van Huyssteen’s work on early human uniqueness in relation to symbolic or religious awareness as a starting point, this article raises question whether an implicit connection between humanity and the capacity for religiosity had anything say about how one could evaluate so-called other’s religion their humanity. Does recognition of full demand equal religiosity, are these separab...