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Missionary Conquest - by George E Tinker (Paperback)

Name: Missionary Conquest - by George E Tinker (Paperback)
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George Tinker's fascinating probe into U.S. mission history pierces the romantic veil of most history writing and shows how four of the most noted Christian missionariesmen of the highest moral character, the best of intentions, and sincere commitment to the gospelconfused gospel values and European cultural values, often with lethal results.
Author(s): George E Tinker
192 Pages
Religion + Beliefs, Christian Ministry

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About the Book

This fascinating probe into U.S. mission history spotlights four cases: Junipero Serra, the Franciscan whose mission to California natives has made him a candidate for sainthood; John Eliot, the renowned Puritan missionary to Massachusetts Indians; Pierre-Jean De Smet, the Jesuit missioner to the Indians of the Midwest; and Henry Benjamin Whipple, who engineered the U.S. government's theft of the Black Hills from the Sioux.

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George Tinker's fascinating probe into U.S. mission history pierces the romantic veil of most history writing and shows how four of the most noted Christian missionariesmen of the highest moral character, the best of intentions, and sincere commitment to the gospelconfused gospel values and European cultural values, often with lethal results.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.95 Inches (H) x 5.99 Inches (W) x .49 Inches (D)

Weight: .69 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 192

Genre: Religion + Beliefs

Sub-Genre: Christian Ministry

Publisher: Fortress Press

Theme: Missions

Format: Paperback

Author: George E Tinker

Language: English

Street Date: September 1, 1993

TCIN: 1010984989

UPC: 9780800625764

Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-9471

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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