| Missionary Zeal and Institutional Control: Organizational Contradictions in the Basel Mission on the Gold Coast, 1828-1917 Contributor(s): Miller, Jon (Author), Pierard, Richard V. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0802860850 ISBN-13: 9780802860859 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $37.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: Foreword by Richard V. Pierard Afterword by Paul Jenkins In the historical literature on mission, this book stands out for its detailed examination of the organizational dynamics that gave shape -- andbrought enduring success -- to the Evangelical Missionary Society at Basel. A first-rate account of the early Basel Mission on the Gold Coast of WestAfrica (present-day Ghana), this volume takes readers inside the missionitself, revealing its dynamic, though sometimes contradictory, methodsof motivation and discipline and how they impacted effective evangelismboth at home and abroad. Working from archival records, Jon Millerdetails the collaboration across class lines that made the mission possible, and he shows how basic pietist beliefs about authority and obediencewere the source of both the mission's strengths and its most serious internal weaknesses. Also included are two dozen photographs, a foreword byRichard V. Pierard, and an afterword by Paul Jenkins. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | History - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions |
| Dewey: 306.666 |
| LCCN: 2002029659 |
| Series: Studies in the History of Christian Missions (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.3" W x 9.44" (0.94 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the historical literature on mission, this book stands out for its detailed examination of the organizational dynamics that gave shape - and brought enduring success - to the Evangelical Missionary Society at Basel. A first-rate account of the early Basel Mission on the Gold Coast of West Africa (present-day Ghana), this volume takes readers inside the mission itself, revealing its dynamic, though sometimes contradictory, methods of motivation and discipline and how they impacted effective evangelism both at home and abroad. Working from archival records, Jon Miller details the collaboration across class lines that made the mission possible, and he shows how basic pietist beliefs about authority and obedience were the source of both the mission's strengths and its most serious internal weaknesses. Also included are two dozen photographs, a foreword by Richard V. Pierard, and an afterword by Paul Jenkins. |
