Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contenst
- List of illustrations
- List of maps
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 ‘Under the influence of wise and devoted and spiritually minded colleagues’
- 2 ‘She is a lady of much ability and intelligence’: the selection and training of candidates
- 3 LMS work in north India: ‘the feeblest work in all of India’
- 4 ‘Good temper and common sense are invaluable’: the Church of Scotland Eastern Himalayan Mission
- 5 The work of the CIM at Chefoo: faith-filled generations
- 6 Gender and the professionalization of Victorian society: the mission example
- 7 Conclusion: fools for Christ's sake
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contenst
- List of illustrations
- List of maps
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 ‘Under the influence of wise and devoted and spiritually minded colleagues’
- 2 ‘She is a lady of much ability and intelligence’: the selection and training of candidates
- 3 LMS work in north India: ‘the feeblest work in all of India’
- 4 ‘Good temper and common sense are invaluable’: the Church of Scotland Eastern Himalayan Mission
- 5 The work of the CIM at Chefoo: faith-filled generations
- 6 Gender and the professionalization of Victorian society: the mission example
- 7 Conclusion: fools for Christ's sake
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Type
- Chapter
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- Missionary WomenGender, Professionalism and the Victorian Idea of Christian Mission, pp. v - viPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2003