British Protestant Missions and the Conversion of Europe, 1600–1900
British Protestant Missions and the Conversion of Europe, 1600–1900
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This book is the first account of British Protestant conversion initiatives directed towards continental Europe between 1600 and 1900. It engages with the myth of International Protestantism, while also interrogating Britain as an imagined Protestant land of hope and glory.
‘The richness of the various essays in this volume underlines the need to revisit the history of missions in a broader and more comprehensive framework than that traditionally offered by the history of religion. Maghenzani and Villani have offered a valuable contribution to the study of a historical problem whose importance goes beyond the sphere of religious history -- in itself very significant -- and stretches to crucial aspects of the making of the modern world.’ - Eugenio F. Biagini, Rivista Storica Italiana, 134/1, 2022.
‘With this volume on the history of British Protestant missionary initiatives in continental Europe, Simone Maghenzani and Stefano Villani have made an important contribution to the methodological renewal and expansion of studies in this field of historical research.’ - Massimo Rubboli, Riforma e Movimenti Religiosi, 10, 2021.
Simone Maghenzani is Dame Marilyn Strathern Lecturer in History, and a Fellow and Director of Studies at Girton College, University of Cambridge.
Stefano Villani is Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park.