The thesis deals with A. R. Tucker and the implementation of an evangelical tradition of mission, as represented by the Church Missionary Society, in Uganda where he was Bishop 1890-1911. Any evangelical tradition claims to be Biblical, and so three probes are made into the New Testament perspective on mission. The Acts of the Apostles was a foundation text for nineteenth-century missionaries, and is considered along with a complementary discussion of mission in John’s Gospel and Paul’s letter to the Philippians. This discussion uncovers tensions relating to the relationship between older and younger churches, to finance, to the development of local leadership and responsibility, to the relationship with political authorities and wider issues of contextualisation that are echoed in both Venn and Tucker. Although Venn as Hon. Secretary of C.M.S. was largely responsible for shaping the Society’s tradition of mission in the mid nineteenth century, its implementation was often frustrated by unwilling missionaries. Whereas Venn was an administrator based in London, Tucker’s locus of activity was in East Africa before 1897 and specifically Uganda thereafter. Tucker’s theological position and spirituality bore a marked resemblance to that of Venn. He worked when the prevailing socio-political context was a Protectorate mentality, which militated against a radical implementation of the principles and concerns developed in Venn’s time. At the start of the twentieth century Uganda was held in high repute in missionary circles, but the thesis questions whether this can be wholly justified. Inasmuch as the reputation may be defended, Tucker’s was a limited responsibility for the success. In the areas of the development of indigenous ordained ministry, encouragement of evangelism and church-planting, defence of Africans whom he felt were being exploited, insistence on local financial resourcing of the church, ecumenical vision, and the desire to integrate the missionary presence within the African church, Tucker’s work was clearly in the evangelical tradition developed by Venn. But in each of those areas we identity tensions and ambivalence also. This returns us to the New Testament theme that Christian mission, although fundamentally the Missio Dei, is in fact entrusted to fallible people by the grace of God.

INTRODUCTION: Believing that one of the most fundamental problems of our time is the problem of international relations, we maintain that the development of missionary intelligence in the churches of America is an important step in the direction of its solution. Provincialism will never die out save in the oresence of the ideal of world fraternity. A narrow nationalism must be, supplanted by a patriotism that is just as good for the other nation as for its own. Ideals of righteousness and world brotherhood must dominate the rising generation before they can dominate the nation. It is the Church of God that alone is commissioned and empowered to interpret Christ’s teaching in terms of the whole world family. Through long centuries Christian Missions have saved Christian people from localism and trained them in world thinking. The mission conception is the loftiest kind of internationalism and the future harmpny of the world depends upon its faithful propagation. The Gospel of Jesus carries in it the final meaning of man's life and His spirit is the high conscience of the world.

Thesis (M.A.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-85).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Logos Evangelical Seminary, 2003. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 252-267).

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Thesis (D. Min.)--Biblical Theological Seminary, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-118).

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The opening chapter of this thesis gives a background to the CMS arrival in East Africa both at the coast and further inland. Journeys by missionaries of Krapf's era are examined. The four major routes used by travellers to reach the lacustrine area from the coast are described, particularly the two routes most commonly used by missionaries after 1876. Before 1914 the missionary traveller par excellence in East AFrica was Bishop Tucker. In their journeys few, if any, of the other missionaries exceeded the mileage of A.B. Fisher, a feature of CMS history that has been little recognised hitherto. One chapter of this thesis focusses upon Fisher's journeys to and from Uganda, whilst another considers his travels inside Uganda. The travelling feats of Dr. E.J. Baxter are highlighted, as are those of C.H. Stokes, the man who led most of the long distance CMS caravans before 1891. Barter items were a major part of missionary impedimenta. Settling toll charges (hongo) delayed missionary caravans as did sickness and Sunday halts. The extent to which nineteenth century missionaries, including David Livingstone, had to travel on Sundays is examined. This aspect, together with the management of porters and the use of firearms, constituted major moral dilemmas for the missionary traveller. Research has been made into the role of the chair and the bicycle on missionary journeys. At the dawn of the twentieth century travel was revolutionised in East Africa by innovations of modern technology, such as the Uganda railway and steamboats. Furthermore missionaries used bicycles, motor cycles and lorries along the developing road systems. Nevertheless, in many outlying areas of East Africa the porterage system remained the backbone of the transportation of goods after the Edwardian era, just as it had been in earlier years.

Project (D. Miss.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1989. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 258-277).