"Providence has freed our hands"; women's missions and the American encounter with Japan.9780815631811 "Providence Providence, city (1990 pop. 160,728), state capital and seat of Providence co., NE R.I., a port at the head of Providence Bay; founded by Roger Williams 1636, inc. as a city 1832. has freed our hands"; women's missions and the American encounter with Japan. Seat, Karen K. Syracuse U. Pr. 2008 193 pages $19.95 Hardcover Women in religion BV2610 Taking missions to Japan as a case study, Seat (religious studies, U. of Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). ) explores how American Protestantism was reshaped by the rise of women's independent mission societies during the early 20th century. Though much of her narrative takes place outside the US, her central theme is the evolution of American identities and institutions through cross-cultural interactions. Of particular interest is how narratives and images of American women working in foreign countries challenged women at home to re-examine re·ex·am·ine also re-ex·am·ine tr.v. re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing, re·ex·am·ines 1. To examine again or anew; review. 2. Law To question (a witness) again after cross-examination. their ideological assumptions Ideological assumptions are beliefs that often serve as the basis for particular disciplines which go unquestioned within that discipline or as justifications for the actions of a particular society. about gender, race, Christianity, and civilization civilization, culture with a relatively high degree of elaboration and technical development. The term civilization also designates that complex of cultural elements that first appeared in human history between 8,000 and 6,000 years ago. . ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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