Missionaries

the growth of protestantism occurred in the United States, missionaries of the faith began to establish a great influence overseas, specifically in China. During the late 19th century and early 20th century an increasingly large amount of protestant American missionaries began to start lives in China, converting the Chinese to Christianity. By 1900 about 1,000 American missionaries were present in China (SOURCE). The goals of the missionaries were to not only convert the Chinese people to…

gunpowder, the Chinese seemed to not engage in making any new evolutionary progress. Until external connections entered China through the Eighteenth Century that brought new technologies and skills, that help boosts Chinas success When Jesuits missionaries entered China, there was a controversy at first on the attempts to excite the interest of Chinese intellectuals towards Western scientific and technical accomplishments. Some of the great achievements made in this push towards new knowledge…

The Lgbo dependency on the ancestors and gods in their culture has now been questioned. It is their tradition, stories proverbs, from which they govern their lives. Uchendu, a village elder shows his acknowledgment of diversity by saying “The world has no end and what is good among one people is an abomination with others” (p. 141). In the end the decision is made by the elders that they do “not really want them in their clan” (p. 148) but remain well-mannered and offer them a piece of land in…

practiced. The Boxers focused their anger on foreign things and people, particularly Christian missionaries foreign or Western technology. Many people in China saw foreign influences as a corrupting force that was weakening China's culture and government. The Boxers used tactics such as ambushes, sabotages, raids, petty warfare and mostly guerrilla tactics. These tactics were used to kill many Christian missionaries and Western diplomats, and to completely get rid of foreign interferences.…

In conquering Northern Africa, the missionaries concentrated on “blending indigenous practices with Islamic ones” (Falola 79-81). The main idea differing from many African religions was that of only one God: Allah. Further, an increased sense of unity in communities promoting Islam beliefs…

the need of the society. Mother Teresa showed the world even though she was alone, but she insisted to keep going in a world where the religion could be a matter of war or peace. She stood up against the racial discrimination and established the Missionaries of Charity where she started her mission in one of the poorest neighborhoods in India. She shared the poor people their happiness and sadness in their lives. She faced the aversion with a smile. Through her mission and her unlimited love to…

(van Rooyen & Reiner, 1995: 3) One of the first Rhenish missionaries to obtain permanent residence the Omaheke region in South West Africa was Engelbert Kraphol who 1859 focused his efforts in uplifting the people by assisting them with the construction of ground dams and the development of agriculture. (van Rooyen…

represents a sample of what colonialism was in 20th century Africa. Mutongi’s case studies of Christian missionaries, gold mining, and land conflicts among Kenyans in western Kenya brought insight about colonialism in twentieth-century Africa. During the 20th century, missionaries helped Christianity spread in western Kenya. The spread of Christianity would unravel the intentions missionaries had in Africa. Willis…

religion, society structure and laws. We see the world through our understanding of nature and beliefs. The creation of beliefs are the most powerful force. Natives of the islands of New Guinea had a different view of the world before the western missionary movements arrived. Europeans have introduced new beliefs for the natives so they see the world from a new lense and understand the nature of human existence and culture in a new way. However, are the westerns views changing the values of the…

Women in History All throughout history, women have changed the way one may think or treat others. Many of these women risked their own life to make others better. Even if these women had their own personal problems, they would put them aside to make others problems shrink. Many of these women have risked everything they had to help others. Mother Teresa, Dorothea Dix, and Irena Sendler are just a few examples of world changing women from our past. Mother Teresa is just one prime examples of…