This documentary dissertation contributes to scholarly understanding
of the history of missionary endeavours in Natal and Zululand by making
accessible a carefully edited compilation of documents written by Norwegian
missionaries in those areas between 1844 and 1899. From thousands of
pertinent extant documents, the editor has selected a representative crosssection
of the most revealing letters and reports that Lutheran and other
missionaries sent to their sponsoring organisations and the related
periodicals. Each document has been translated from Norwegian into English,
suitably excised of superfluous material, and given a brief introduction.
Annotations explain theological jargon and identify people, places, and
phenomena to which the writers of these letters and reports referred. The
documents are divided into four chapters, each of which begins with an
introduction by the editor. An introductory chapter provides information
about the Norwegian missionaries in question, the general history of their
work, the nature of the correspondence, and the consequences of the failure
of many other historians of foreign rnissions in Southern Africa to avail
themselves of this invaluable historical source. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/16898 |
| Date | 07 1900 |
| Creators | Hale, Frederick |
| Contributors | Saayman W. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xvi, 222 pages) : illustrations |
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