The Poor Indians: British Missionaries, Native Americans, and Colonial SensibilityUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 24 nov. 2010 - 272 pages Between the English Civil War of 1642 and the American Revolution, countless British missionaries announced their intention to "spread the gospel" among the native North American population. Despite the scope of their endeavors, they converted only a handful of American Indians to Christianity. Their attempts to secure moral and financial support at home proved much more successful. |
Table des matières
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Husbandry and Trade in Missionary Writings | 34 |
Epistolarity and Transatlantic Community | 62 |
The Role of the Missionary Society | 84 |
The Sermons of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts | 111 |
Emotional Expenditure and Transatlantic Ties in Brainerds and Sergeants Biographies | 138 |
The Christian Origins of the Vanishing Indian | 160 |
Conclusion | 195 |
Notes | 203 |
Index | 249 |
Acknowledgments | 261 |