Missionary

Indeed, the Native interactions with the French Jesuits led to a cultural and religious syncretism, not a complete assimilation. While the Jesuits wrote hagiographies, or lives of saints, that boasted the missionaries achievements, maybe based on some elements of truth, to obtain more money, means and encouraged new conversions, some Indians, especially women, also used this new religion as a way of gaining more autonomy.9 In fact, Roman Catholicism employs…

was a Nigerian author whose universally appreciated novel, Things Fall Apart, provides a voice to an ill-treated and unrepresented culture. Things Fall Apart took place in Umuofia in the 1880’s, before and during the first arrival of European missionaries. Weary of reading westerner’s interpretations of how socially backward, illiterate, and uncivilized Africans were, Chinua Achebe wished to reveal a better insight of the Ibo culture and, in doing so, preserve the wellbeing of his continent.…

Toyotomi assigning the lands as fiefs and giving them to local daimyos. Japan had a military dictatorship. Japan’s relationship with other nations was good at first. Japan had welcomed missionaries and the Portuguese to their ports and they traded but then Japan became an isolationist nation after the missionaries ruined shrines and converted them into Christian schools. Japan did not trade with other countries and just basically traded with themselves. Korea’s method of administration was very…

would not go to war.¨ (205) His family was easily influenced and took to the christian missionaries quickly. ¨One morning Okonkwo’s cousin, Amikwu, was passing by the church on his way from the neighboring village, when he saw Nwoye among the christians.¨ (151) Okonkwo and his cousin were not happy about Okonkwoś wife, Nwoye, being with the christians. They had a different opinion on the christian missionaries then the other members of the village. This is a whole different story than what you…

movie about a Jesuit missionary and the colonial forces of Spain and Portugal. The Mission took place in South America in the eighteenth century. The Spanish and the Portuguese people were competing for the land that the indians were on while two missionaries were trying to convert the indians to Christianity. The movie was actually very historically accurate to what happened. The movie showed the war and what caused it in an very accurate way. In the beginning a missionary was sent over the…

teachings, he then was given the honor of being a member of the Aaronic priesthood. This priesthood stage is given to boys, age 12 and up, that display worthiness according to the church’s teachings. Grown men, within the church, place their hands upon a male youth in an ordaining ceremony that begins the youth’s entry into this priesthood. Jayden, even before his ordainment, would always tell his other male peers of his age, “We must act in accordance with what we believe, no matter what!” He…

Throughout history there have been many instances where opposing cultures have been involved in wars due to miscommunication. It is evident through past events that conflict is avoidable through communication and negotiations to understand issues that may be present. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart illustrates the importance of communicating well with one’s associates or peers. Achebe highlights the value of the Ibo to prove that communication between cultures limits the risk of societal…

In the country we live in today, religious liberty is very prominent. To my understanding, today no is forced to abide by a particular religion. The participation in religion solely relies on the choice of the individual. However, centuries ago, religious freedom was looked down upon. There are numerous events that took place that resulted in the branches of other denominations and religious liberty. British Colonist settled on the Eastern seaboard of America. It was common that in the English…

Prior to the European age of exploration and conquest, the continent underwent many changes that lead to the desire and capability to begin exploration. The continent suffered a dark age of little innovation and great illness during the Middle Ages with the Black Death killing millions and spreading rapidly, and the Hundred Years’ War rampaging the continent increasing violence. By the 1350s, however, a new age of enlightenment descended upon the continent. The Renaissance spurred a new sense…

I Believe As I took the small child’s hand in my own and looked into her fearful eyes, a connection was formed between us which required neither words nor condition. As her mother sat down, the girl ran to her, hiding in her lap as the doctor began to talk. I gleaned bits from their rapid Spanish: “Mi niña no quiere comer,” which translates to “My child does not want to eat.” I looked back to the frail, frightened child, her face still concealed in her mother’s lap. This explained her gaunt…