Human Progress Through Missions (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

James L. Barton

9780666537751: Human Progress Through Missions (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0666537755 ISBN 13: 9780666537751

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Christian missions as a force for national progress and social renewal.

This book argues that missionary effort has shaped laws, economies, and everyday life across diverse regions, promoting new moral foundations and practical reforms alongside religious teaching.

The discussion surveys how missions have influenced governance, education, trade, and social practices. It presents historical examples from Africa, the Pacific, India, China, Japan, and elsewhere to show how Western education, industry, and ethical norms intertwined with Christian work to transform communities. The text emphasizes that missionaries aim to uplift society through concrete institutions and personal example, sometimes leading to broad changes in national life and commerce.

How missionary schooling and education opened new paths for youth and informed citizens.
How Christian communities foster thrift, honesty, and local enterprise that support trade with the West.
How hospitals, refuges, and social advocacy addressed critical social issues like slavery, child marriage, and opium use.
How mission stations function as centers of community life, shaping homes and generations through sustained presence.

Ideal for readers interested in history, religion, and the global impact of missionary work on society.

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