The first biography of Asenath Nicholson, Compassionate Stranger recovers the largely forgotten history of an extraordinary woman. Trained as a school teacher, Nicholson was involved in the abolitionist, temperance, and diet reforms of the day before she left New York in 1844 "t…
The first biography of Asenath Nicholson, Compassionate Stranger recovers the largely forgotten history of an extraordinary woman. Trained as a school teacher, Nicholson was involved in the abolitionist, temperance, and diet reforms of the day before she left New York in 1844 "t…
"It takes one extraordinary mind to know another, and Maureen Murphy's story of Asenath Nicholson proves it. Had Murphy not unearthed and revealed the tale of Nicholson's tireless courage and intelligent kindness toward the Irish during the Great Famine, we would not know of a r…
The first biography of Asenath Nicholson, Compassionate Stranger recovers the largely forgotten history of an extraordinary woman. Trained as a school teacher, Nicholson was involved in the abolitionist, temperance, and diet reforms of the day before she left New York in 1844 "t…
"Set in seventeenth-century India, The Missionary focuses on the relationship between Hilarion, a Portuguese missionary to India, and Luxima, an Indian prophetess. Both are aristocratic, devoted to their religions, bound by vows of chastity, and begin the novel biased against ot…
The Rev. James Long was one of the most remarkable Protestant missionaries working in India in the nineteenth century. Sent to Calcutta at the age of 22 in 1840, he devoted his life to representing what he passionately believed were the best interests of the forgotten poor and o…
On the life and achievements of James Long, 1814-1887, missionary from Ireland.
On the life and achievements of James Long, 1814-1887, missionary from Ireland. The Rev. James Long was one of the most remarkable Protestant missionaries working in India in the nineteenth century. Sent to Calcutta at the age of 22 in 1840, he devoted his life to representing …
Argues for the significance of missionaries' familial relations in the philosophy, conduct, and outcomes of mission work during the 19th century, using both personal writings of individual missionaries and the institutional records of the London Missionary Society to show the ef…
Argues for the significance of missionaries' familial relations in the philosophy, conduct, and outcomes of mission work during the 19th century, using both personal writings of individual missionaries and the institutional records of the London Missionary Society to show the ef…
Robert Morrison, sent alone to his East Asian post by the London Missionary Society in 1807, was the first Protestant missionary to operate in China. During some 27 years in China, Macau and Malacca, he worked as a translator, founded an academy for converts and missionaries, tr…
