Narrowing in from the broader context of the north Atlantic, through northern Europe, to Britain, northeast Scotland, and finally the fishing village of Gamrie, this anthropology of Protestantism examines millennialist faith and economic crisis. Through his ethnographic study of…
This book examines millennialist faith in the twenty-first century. Through his ethnographic study of the fishermen and their religious beliefs, the author speaks to larger debates about religious radicalism, materiality, economy, language, and the symbolic. These debates also c…
Narrowing in from the broader context of the north Atlantic, through northern Europe, to Britain, northeast Scotland, and finally the fishing village of Gamrie, this anthropology of Protestantism examines millennialist faith and economic crisis. Through his ethnographic study of…
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…
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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…
"Intended for scholars of religious and Islamic studies as well as for nonspecialists, Islamic Thought Through Protestant Eyes examines the engagement of early modern Protestant theologians with Islamic thought. Drawing on the unpublished dissertations, disputations, and academi…
"Intended for scholars of religious and Islamic studies as well as for nonspecialists, Islamic Thought Through Protestant Eyes examines the engagement of early modern Protestant theologians with Islamic thought. Drawing on the unpublished dissertations, disputations, and academi…
"Intended for scholars of religious and Islamic studies as well as for nonspecialists, Islamic Thought Through Protestant Eyes examines the engagement of early modern Protestant theologians with Islamic thought. Drawing on the unpublished dissertations, disputations, and academi…
"A historical and theological account of Bonhoeffer's encounter with American life and illuminates his criticisms of American religion"--.
