Mary Slessor of Calabar
Biography of a Christian Woman; A Scottish Presbyterian Missionary in Africa
A pioneering woman missionary hailing from Aberdeen in Scotland, Mary Slessor's journey to Nigeria set an example to all Christian missions; she gained the trust, respect and thanks of the local peoples, and introduced the gospel of Christ.Most notably from a social viewpoint, Slessor managed to convince the Ibibio tribespeople of southern Nigeria to cease killing infants who were twins. The tribes of the region held a belief that one of two twins is an evil spirit; to be certain the spirit was vanquished, both babies would be left to die of exposure in the countryside. Appalled at this practice, Mary Slessor found, rescued and adopted many t…
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- ISBN: 978-0-359-04487-0
- EAN: 9780359044870
- Produktnummer: 29104658
- Verlag: Lulu.com
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 222 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.3 cm 348 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 348
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