Coleridge as Philosopher of Missions
Coleridge directed his Aids to Reflection (1825, 1831) to young men preparing for Christian vocations, missionaries in particular, and planned, but did not write, a seventh supplementary essay, which may be reconstructed from Coleridge's œuvres, to correct what he thought was inadequate prepara...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2018]
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Harvard theological review
Year: 2018, Volume: 111, Issue: 2, Pages: 216-241 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 1772-1834
/ Mission
/ Interfaith dialogue
/ Philosophy
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDE Anglican Church RJ Mission; missiology |
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Summary: | Coleridge directed his Aids to Reflection (1825, 1831) to young men preparing for Christian vocations, missionaries in particular, and planned, but did not write, a seventh supplementary essay, which may be reconstructed from Coleridge's œuvres, to correct what he thought was inadequate preparation. Missionaries are educators whose preparation must include scientific biblical criticism: Christianity evolves with culture generally. Anthropography is required in order to foster inter-cultural exchange, including insight into a tradition's metaphors. Missionaries engage in proselytism, insists Coleridge, in the strictly limited sense of conversion through the exemplary conduct of the missionary as a fully realized human being. |
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ISSN: | 1475-4517 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0017816018000068 |