The Redemption of Africa: A Story of Civilization, With Maps, Statistical Tables and Select Bibliography of the Literature of African Missions (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Cyclopedic information about African missions is only less indispensable than a statesman's yearbook. Africa is the most interesting of continents. Africa is an inspir ing continent. Christendom has brought Africa almost wholly into its sphere of influence. Its eye is fastened on Belgium and Kongo, Boer and Briton, Ethiopia and Italy, France with Madagascar, Sahara and Sudan, Ger many as a colonizer and Great Britain with the Cape and the Nilesmouths, the inland seas and the Niger countries and Ibea and Rhodesia; on the triumphs of civilization over nature and barbarism; and on the victories of Christianity over Islam and paganism. On beginning an African handbook in July, 1894 the present writer unex pectedly found himself forced to the conclusion, despite previous prepossessions, that the missionary is the main Spring of Africa's modern evolution, the creator Of her future civilizations and the chief human hope for the betterment of her hapless people. He could not write the handbook unless and until he handled religion in Africa. Yet the piecemeal and unrelated character of missionarysliterature, though in recent years there have been a remarkable growth of interest in missions and a hundredfold increase of investigators, hampered him. It independently occurred to the writer that the story of Christianity in Africa would prove helpful, and might form a fresh, positive contribution to churchshistory and scholarship.

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