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Missionary Zeal and Institutional Control (Studies in the History of Christian Missions)
Missionary Zeal and Institutional Control - Studies in the History of Christian Missions Author:Jon Miller This book is about the Basel Mission in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) before the First World War. Miller reconstructs the backgrounds and motivations of the mission's participants and describes the organizational structure that shaped their activities at home and abroad. He then traces some serious and recurrent Internal problems of the commitment ... more »to difficult Pietist beliefs about authority and obedience. The organization survived those troubles and its impact on Ghana continued to grow, because the same biblical worldview that demanded extreme discipline also prepared the members of the mission community to sustain their efforts.« less