Isbn: 9789004167469 - church and settler in colonial zimbabwe: a study in the history of the anglican diocese of mashonaland/southern rhodesia, 1890-1925 (studies of religion in africa, band 34) (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Edge bumped, else As New. xxiii, 286 pages, illustrations, maps : 24 cm. Summary:Examines the history of the Anglican Diocese of Mashonaland/Southern Rhodesia in the period 1890-1925, when its institutions took shape and its religious character was formed. This book addresses questions of religion and empire, church and state and the complexities of relationship between the Church of England and her overseas extensions. CONTENTS: Introduction Occupying the ground : Bishop Knight-Bruce (1891-1894) A base of operations : William Gaul (1895-1907) Unhappiness and paradox : Edmund Nathanael Powell (1908-10) and Frederic Hicks Beaven (1911-1925) Finance in context : Mashonaland/Southern Rhodesia and the expansion abroad of the 'English Church' Mashonaland/Southern Rhodesia : the recruitment of clergy Clergy recruits : Mashonaland/Southern Rhodesia, 1890-1925 Religious practice in Mashonaland/Southern Rhodesia : English models and South African influences, local adaptations, and 'religion on the veld'.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorPamela Welch, Ph.D. (2005) in History, King s College, London is now resident in Dunedin, New Zealand. She is currently publishing articles on aspects of colonial Christianity in the Journal of Religious History.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book examines the history of the Anglican Diocese of Mashonaland/Southern Rhodesia (virtually co-extensive with modern Zimbabwe) in the period 1890-1925, when its institutions took shape and its religious character was formed. While work among indigenous communities is outlined, the primary subject is the church's work with white settlers. A fresh general narrative is provided and an examination of clergy recruitment and finance relates events in Mashonaland to developments in global Anglicanism. Among the questions addressed are those of religion and empire, church and state and the complexities of relationship between the Church of England and her overseas extensions, particularly those covering areas of white settlement. Local developments in religious practice are also explored: most striking of these was the settler apprehension of the vast landscapes of South-Central Africa as a locus of the sacred and their custom of veld burial.…