Missions and Empire

A marvellous resource for teaching...an excellent introduction Elizabeth Elbourne, Journal of Southern African Studies Missions and Empire is a wonderful addition to the OHBE series. ten Walles, British Scholar offers a multifaceted and thought-provoking study of the relationship between missions and the British Empire Kevin Grant, Journal of British Studies This book features essays of uniformly high quality that articulate many important parts of the relationship between missions and empire Kevin Grant, Journal of British Studies wide-ranging and well-written collection James Munson, Contemporary Review The history of missions recounted in these fascinating essays underscores the importance of the social relations of lived religion, of privileges defended and feet left unwashed Susan Thorne, History Workshop Journal There is much to admire, and the book ought to continue the debate on the relationship between British mission societies and the Empire Helena Bethea Gardner, Journal of Pacific History ...makes the case for a fresh look at the relationship between missions and empire and from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. David Arnold, THES [a] wide-ranging and well-written collection of thirteen essays Contemporary Review ...[an] important and fascinating collection of essays Church of England Newspaper ...the collection is a marvellous resource for teaching Journal of Southern African Studies