Th e author t;, working as medical miss ionaries in the Northern Region of Nige ria, became inte rested in the occurrence of leprosy among missionariet; in tha t area after several cases had come to their attention. 'We th er efore thought that it would be of interest to gather as much information of an epidemiologic nature as could be obtained. As fa I' as we know, no previous similar study ha...

'Feavers'. He writes a long and sensible letter, from which we gather that he was actually familiar with the patient's present situation, and that she had persistent abdominal pains, violent sweatings, and great weakness. Dr. Forbes goes on to speak slightingly about yet another doctor, Dr. Simpson, who, it seems, was also treating her, for he writes, 'Try first his pills conforming to his own ...

Researchers studying religious experience have identified callings as a particularly salient context in which believers describe God’s presence. They noted standard elements that make up call narratives, along with variation how recipients articulate both the vertical call, intervention believer’s life, and horizontal community’s response. However, these are combined to produce culturally reson...

The purpose of this paper is to challenge the dominant narrative of Christian service providers working for North Korean refugees’ welfare, and to articulate the perspectives of non-Christian aid recipients, especially North Korean refugees in China and South Korea. Drawing upon postcolonialism, I will unpack dysfunctions of Christian missions and ministries while relating them to anthropologic...

In 1902, the Norwegian Missionary Society (NMS) sent its first missionaries to central Hunan, China, preach and set up a local Lutheran Church. Missionaries in China traditionally had sense of religious superiority. At that time, Chinese Christians were experiencing series national crises, their desire for self-reliance correlated with rise consciousness. Hunan’s demanded autonomy Church, causi...

Individuals have opinions but can change them under the influence of others. The recent models of Sznajd (missionaries), of Deffuant et al. (negotiators), and of Krause and Hegselmann (opportunists) are reviewed here, while the voter and Ising models, Galam’s majority rule and the Axelrod multicultural model were dealt with by other lecturers at this 8th Granada Seminar.