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The Bible and the Flag: Protestant Mission and British Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries

By: Brian Stanley
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Apollos
ISBN: 0851114121
ISBN-13: 9780851114125
Released: 20 Apr 1990
RRP: £12.99
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A Recommendation - By: , 03 Jun 2002
Dr. Stanley's book is a defence of British missionaries & their endeavours, as post-1965 scholarly criticism has increasingly taken the side of Marxist interpretations of history. However, there are certain aspects of Stanley's book which actuallly provide some sense of indictment to the missions, though the major thesis advanced is that the missionaries were actuallly trying to serve the purpose of evangelism & not become engaged in British imperialism.

Stanley's book is well documented, though the main criticism I offer is that the sources utilised are too 'British,' hence providing only one point of view to his thesis. Are there any non-British sources that can help to defend the British missions movements? We will have to wait for such a study to appear in the future.