critical juncture in Igbo society: the first point of contact with missionaries. Even prior to their arrival, the protagonist of the story, Okonkwo, contends with both personal and collective crises in his community. Okonkwo “was well known throughout the nine villages and beyond,” an introduction to a man whose power and prestige have become the cornerstones of his identity (Achebe, 1958, p. 1). However, Achebe (1958) also describes Okonkwo’s dark side: his severity, the way he would “pounce on people,” acting with violence and aggression to achieve his egoistic goals (Achebe, 1958, p. 1). As the community of Umuofia falls apart… Continue Reading...
According to Songchuan Chen’s essay, “An Information War Waged by Merchants and Missionaries at Canton: The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in China, 1834-1839,” while the increased ability to disseminate mass printed materials had notable effects within Europe, it also had a substantive impact upon the ways in which Europeans interacted with foreigners. The Qing Dynasty in China met with considerable resistance when it attempted to create protective trade barriers to prevent the facilitation of opium trade between itself and Europe. Of course, this eventually resulted in the decisive military conflict, ending in a victory of British economic interests.
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other parts of the world, as Christian missionaries and the early Church Fathers went about to preach the gospel of the New Testament. When Constantine came to power in Rome in the 4th century CE, he facilitated the strengthening of Christianity as a major religion and walked back the spread of the pagan Roman belief system. Christianity continued to flourish after the fall of the Roman Empire, as Christian missionaries, monks and priests continued to preach the gospel, Christina communities developed, and new converts were won like the King of the Franks—Clovis, who converted after marrying a… Continue Reading...
society in the 1750s South American society as the Jesuit Missionaries were undertaking their mission ventures in this region. As they entered the land, they found the native Guarani Indians who had not been inhabited and their last contact was with slave traders that they resisted. Father Gabriel and Captain Mendoza who was a former slave trader but converted were instrumental in bringing Christianity to this region. They however met resistance and it was through long durations of endearment to the locals through their actions, music, philanthropy, communal work and the word of God that they came to win the… Continue Reading...
was founded by immigrants. The early Spanish and French missionaries came in the 16th century seeking converts to Christianity. The Puritans and English followed. The Germans and Italians and Irish and Polish all came to America in the wake of Industrialization. Over time, America was host to so many different populations and groups of people that it was referred to as the melting pot in 1909 (Higgins). However, America’s approach to immigration has changed over the years—especially in the wake of 9/11. In America, a surge of nationalism brought Donald Trump to the White House, as he pledged to… Continue Reading...
of superiority because of background and pedigree. This disrespect was not common among the early missionaries, however, because they viewed everyone as of the same family and just wanted to spread the faith.
In the film the white Australians are prevented from seeing the Aborigines as humans who have talents and gifts and needs and desires because they do not even dare to look at them this way. Doing so would be like putting them on an equal footing. It would be like stepping off the grand and mighty high perch that people who are proud like to stand on so that they can demonstrate… Continue Reading...
When Rome fell, the monks and missionaries of the Roman Catholic faith provided some degree of stability and a cogent doctrine that had social implications as well as educational implications for the various tribes and peoples of Europe. Charlemagne unified the warring factions for a time and was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in the year 800 AD. (“Charlemagne,” n.d.). Charlemagne enabled Roman Catholicism to be spread and build throughout the realm. Clovis had converted the Franks beforehand (which helped substantially in this endeavor of course), and the faith grew through Europe… Continue Reading...
matters of necessity when they must say Mass in multiple places (missionaries for example may say many masses on a Sunday). But Catholics are only obliged to partake of this meal once per year, during the Easter time.
Those who are encouraged to participate in this meal are the priest and those Catholics who are in the state of grace (i.e., a Catholic whose soul is in the state of mortal sin is not encouraged to participate because it is considered a sacrilege to receive the Body and Blood of Christ when not in the state of grace).
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It is a place where the retailer's customers, supervisors and staff collaborate with missionaries, evangelical housewives, and pastors, within a doctrine of free enterprise and community service.
Moreton has penned an in-depth and captivating analysis of the popular global retail giant, America's largest private-sector employer, and the largest global public company. Through an elaborate case study, the author has effectively assimilated its cultural history and economic assessment into the book, providing readers with a picture of the overall nation. By so doing, she has explicitly clarified the relationship between contemporary American business, governance, and religion. The book is an indepth report on free… Continue Reading...
