Human capital, institutions, and incentives : micro and macro perspectives by Gallego, Francisco A

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From the Altar to the Household. The Challenging Popularization of Christian Devotional Images, Objects, and Symbols in 16th and 17th Century China by Antonio de Caro

“… After the expeditions of wealthy merchants and Franciscan missionaries during the 14th century, the Chinese empire under Ming rule did not engage profusely with the European world, and vice versa. …”
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Christianity and Its Impact on the Lives of Kallars in Tamil Nadu Who Embraced the Faith, in Comparison to Those Who Did Not: Special Reference to Kallar Tamil Lutheran Christians... by Jayabalan Murthy

“…The first German Lutheran missionaries, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg and Heinrich Plütschau, came to India in 1706. …”
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Mutinous colonialism: navigating self-other dichotomy in Octavia Butler's Survivor by Al Ogaili, Thamer Amer Jubouri, Babaee, Ruzbeh

“…This relationship incarnates the colonial powers brought about the missionaries in their early advent in the fictional place known as “Earth”. …”
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Research as mission: Experiences and expectations of mission agency leadership regarding the ministry role of clinical and public health research by Carlan Wendler, Doug Lindberg, Greg Sund

“…Introduction: Research as a focus of healthcare missions is an important component of the evolving role of healthcare missionaries and sending organizations in LMICs. There is a lack of data and understanding on what appetite exists to expand and invest in such research initiatives. …”
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A Reflection on Nominal Christians in Contemporary England by Sinwoong Kim

“…Secondly, I present empirical findings of Korean missionaries’ reflection on nominalism in the light of such a sociological debate. …”
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Codex historicus i codzienność misji w Chesterfield Inlet (Igluligaarjuk) w arktycznej Kanadzie, 1912-1917 by PAWEŁ ZAJĄC

“… Different publications on missions very often use the letters of the missionaries as the source of their elaboration. This article presents vision of everyday life of the missionaries in the Canadian Arctic, precisely in the mission of Chesterfield Inlet (Igluligaarjuk) based on the perspective of the Codex Historicus of given mission. …”
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Is our well poisoned?: a historical /economic analysis of Christian Higher Education in Nigeria by Enegho, Felix Ehimare

“…During the era of the early Christian missionaries in Nigeria, most of the schools built were under the management of the Christian foreign missionaries. …”
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The Characteristics of Persian Historical Gardens (Case Study: Emarat Birooni Garden of Urmia, Iran) by Sadaf Gachkar, Darya Gachkar, Mozafar Abbaszadeh, Soheila Aghlmand, Sattar Sattary

“…It was found that the Campus of Urmia University had three historical eras- era 1: Before the garden was purchased by American missionaries, era 2: The settlement of American missionaries, era 3: After American missionaries left and delivered the garden to the government. …”
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Pedro de la Piñuela’s Bencao Bu and the Cultural Exchanges between China and the West by Junyang Ye

“…In the 16th and 17th centuries, Catholic missionaries in China adopted the strategy of cultural accommodation and engaged in extensive interactions with Chinese literati and the general population in order to integrate into Chinese society. …”
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Udział polskich misjonarzy w ewangelizacji misyjnej Papui Nowej Gwinei by Franciszek Jabłoński

“…The article presents the work of Polish missionaries in Papua New Guinea. The author pays special attention to the first Polish Fidei donum missionaries, who originally came from the archdiocese of Gniezno - fathers: Zbigniew Hanelt, Andrzej Grzela and Kazimierz Muszyński. …”
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Conocer la China desde América: la empresa historiográfica de Juan de Palafox, de Puebla a Madrid y París (1640-1670) by Antonella Romano

“…The collapse of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) was observed and reported in Europe by those missionaries. But other observers, settled in America, also collected information. …”
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FROM TRADITIONAL PRACTICES TO REDUCTION PRACTICES: RITUALS OF HEALING, GRIEF AND BURIAL AT THE JESUIT-GUARANI REDUCTIONS (JESUIT PROVINCE OF PARAGUAY, 17TH CENTURY) by Eliane Cristina Deckmann Fleck

“…The analysis of the records made by the missionaries, especially the Cartas Ânuas of the Jesuitical Province of Paraguay regarding the period from 1609 to 1675, revealed that, on the one hand, the Guarani kept traditional practices of their religious sensibility – as is evinced in the resignification of the "copious crying" and the funereal laments –, and, on the other hand, that the missionaries, besides incorporating the native pharmacopoeia and many of the indian healing practices, skillfully manipulated the cures and the "bien morir", a strategy that was fundamental to the success of the civilization-conversion project of the Companhia de Jesus alongside the Guarani.…”
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Religie Indii w relacjach arcybiskupa Władysława Michała Zaleskiego opublikowanych w „Misjach Katolickich" (1891-1897) by MAŁGORZATA BOGUSIAK

“… Archbishop Władysław Zaleski was one of the best known Polish missionaries in history of Catholic Church. He spent over 30 years in India, where he founded first theological seminary in Ceylon and established indigenous hierarchy in Indian Church. …”
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Évangélisation et alphabétisation au Togo sous domination coloniale (1884-1960) by Koffi Nutefé Tsigbé

“…When Christian missionaries arrived in Togo, they found there a mosaic of peoples with diverse cultures. …”
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Entangled Literary Genres in Syriac from Malabar in the Aftermath of the Synod of Diamper (1599) by Radu Mustaţă

“…The present article analyzes the literary networks of the community of the Malabar Christians, as expressed in the production of Syriac texts undertaken by the Catholic missionaries and arguably their Indian Syriacist pupils. …”
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Entangled Literary Genres in Syriac from Malabar in the Aftermath of the Synod of Diamper (1599) by Radu Mustaţă

“…The present article analyzes the literary networks of the community of the Malabar Christians, as expressed in the production of Syriac texts undertaken by the Catholic missionaries and arguably their Indian Syriacist pupils. …”
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The Significance of the Black Stool as an Educational Resource in Akan Traditional Patterns of Learning by Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong

“…The Black Stool has been considered by Western missionaries and missionary established churches mainly as a sacred object and religious material for rituals without much attention to its educational significance. …”
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Intertwining Christian Mission, Theology, and History: A Case Study of the Basel Mission among the <i>Thiyyas</i> and <i>Badagas</i> of Kerala, 1870–1913 by Tiasa Basu Roy

“…For centuries, various denominations of Christian missionaries have contributed in a larger way towards the spread of Christianity among the people of Indian sub-continent. …”
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THE ROLE OF DAKWAH IN COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN THE INDUSTRIAL ERA 4.0 by Muzayyanah Yuliasih

“…Fourth, da'wah must be able to create an atmosphere where the community has the capacity and potential to generate knowledge and analyze it. missionaries and the community must be closer to a common vision, because the preacher is not only responsible for transmitting but also as a bridge to facilitate the community. …”
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