Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi

Kenneth R. Ross is Professor of Theology and Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Zomba Theological University in Malawi and Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His most recent monograph is Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi: Alexander Hetherwick of Blantyre (Edinburgh University Press, 2023).

• Preface1 Introduction 2 The Pioneer Missionary: Domasi Days3 The Right-Hand Man: Scott and Hetherwick4 The Mission Leader: Father Figure5 The Public Figure: Critic and Campaigner6 Malawi Visionary: Standing Up for Cinderella7 The Linguist and Bible Translator: Words Must Be Christianised8 The Mission Thinker: Priorities and Policy9 The Church Leader: Imagination and Reality 10 Missionary and Empire Builder? Tensions and ContradictionsBibliography Index

For the unprejudiced reader, there can be little doubt that Hetherwick's rehabilitation is done in a balanced and sympathetic way. Ross's arguments are compelling, based on extensive knowledge of the sources and of research in Hetherwick's correspondence and writings.