Title Missionary families : race, gender and generation on the spiritual frontier / Emily J. Manktelow

Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Series Studies in imperialism Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England) Contents Introduction -- The rise and fall of the missionary wife -- Missionary marriage -- The missionary family -- Missionary mothers and fathers -- Missionary children -- Epilogue : second-generation missionaries -- Conclusion Summary 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 effect of missionaries' personal lives on the history of Christian missions Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject London Missionary Society -- History -- 19th century SUBJECT London Missionary Society fast Subject Missionaries -- England -- 19th century Missionaries -- French Polynesia -- Tahiti (Island) -- 19th century Missionaries -- South Africa -- 19th century Missionaries' spouses -- 19th century Families of clergy -- 19th century RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions. HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. Families of clergy Missionaries Missionaries' spouses England French Polynesia -- Tahiti (Island) South Africa Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 1526111535 9781526111531

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