Nature and the Godly Empire: Science and Evangelical Mission in the Pacific, 1795-1850

Nature and the Godly Empire: Science and Evangelical Mission in the Pacific, 1795-1850 A study of the relations between nineteenth-century science and Christianity, focusing on London Missionary Society members who became residents in the Pacific. It argues that Britains providential empire found support from popular views of nature as much as elite science. It will be of interest to cultural historians and anthropologists. Autor: Sujit (Gonville and Caius College Sivasundaram Wydawnictwo: Cambridge University Press Rok wydania: 2005 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 258 Wymiary: 23.5 x 16 x 2.1 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780521848367