Protestant Missionaries in Spain, 1869–1936

"Shall the Papists Prevail?"

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Protestant Missionaries in Spain, 1869–1936: “Shall the Papists Prevail?” examines the history of the Protestant denominations, especially the Plymouth Brethren, throughout Europe that attempted to bring their churches to Spain just prior to Spain’s First Republic (1873–1874) when religious liberty briefly existed. Protestant groups labored feverishly, establishing churches and schools designed to gain converts and thereby prove the supremacy of their theology in Spain as the foremost Roman Catholic country. Religious liberty was reintroduced in the 1930s during the Second Republic, but failed when General Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and unified the culturally and linguistically diverse nation through the doctrine of religious uniformity. Equally important is the question of why the Roman Catholic Church felt compelled to expel them from Spain. After the First Vatican Council (1869–1870), Spain became the battlefield between Protestants and Catholics, each vying to demonstrate their preeminence. Using primary sources from Spain and the UK, this book recreates the story of these missionaries’ struggles and examines their motivations for making significant sacrifices.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-06-03
Mått161 x 235 x 34 mm
Vikt667 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor382
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739194096

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Part One: The Protestant Preoccupation with Spain Chapter One: The Fellowship of DissentChapter Two: The Development of Dispensational MissiologyChapter Three: The Awakening of Protestant Interest in Spain as a Mission FieldPart Two: The First Republic and the Protestant ExperienceChapter Four: Spain and Religious Freedom, 1868–1875Chapter Five: Missionary Methodology in SpainPart Three: A Precarious FoundationChapter Six: Uncertainty and Advances, 1875–1898Chapter Seven: From Darkness to Light, 1898–1933Part Four: The Calm Before the StormChapter Eight: The Protestant Experience during the Second Spanish RepublicChapter Nine: The Lasting Legacy

There is, as yet, little scholarly work on Spain’s small protestant minority, and this first full-length study of British missionaries is therefore to be welcomed. . . .The book provides many insights. There is a welcome acknowledgement of Protestantism’s association with the working class and the poor in Spain, which the author associates with limiting the missions’ impact, given the failure to penetrate the elites. There are also illuminating discussions of the women who were involved in mission work. . . .One of the most attractive, if unconventional, features of the book is a sense of dialogue between the author and his sources, which reflects his insider position. He takes his protagonists seriously, treats their thoughts and feelings with respect, and fully recognizes the extent of their pastoral task. . . .This is, in short, an interesting and thoughtful…contribution to the understudied field of Spanish Protestantism.