American evangelicals in Egypt : missionary encounters in an age of empire / Heather J. Sharkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharkey, Heather J. (Heather Jane), 1967-

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Egypt.

Presbyterian Church.

Americans--Egypt--History.

Americans.

History.

Presbyterian Church--Missions.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

xvi, 318 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2008]

Contents:

The American missionary encounter in Egypt

The American mission, Coptic reform, and the making of an Egyptian evangelical community, 1854-82

The colonial moment of the American mission, 1882-1918

Egyptian nationalism, religious liberty, and the rethinking of the American mission, 1918-45

The mission of the American University in Cairo

Turning to the life of the church : American mission in an age of Egyptian decolonization and Arab-Israeli politics, 1945-67

Conclusion: Conversions and transformations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-306) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

9780691122618

069112261X

OCLC:

191763350