Gathering Souls

Gathering Souls
Author: Alexandre Coello de la Rosa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Missionaries
ISBN: 9789004394858

This essay deals with the missionary work of the Society of Jesus in today's Micronesia from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. In order to understand the Jesuits' evangelization project of gathering souls in the Oceanic archipelagos, it is important to place them into the broader context of Philippine politics.

Asia and Oceania

Asia and Oceania
Author: Trudy Ring
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 980
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1136639799

From the Taj Mahal to the Parthenon, from Gettysburg to Heidelberg, from Beacon Hill to Tower Hill, from the Great Wall to Hadrian's Wall, from Jerusalem to Kyoto, the International Dictionary of Historic Places presents some 1,000 comprehensive and fully illustrated histories of the most famous sites in the world. Entries include: location, description, and site office details; and a 3,000 to 4,000 word essay that provides a full history of the site and the condition of the site today. An annotated Further Reading list of books and articles about the site completes each entry.

Maori and the written word

Maori and the written word
Author: Bradford Haami
Publisher: Huia Publishers
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2004
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781869690823

Presents a history of Ngati Hikata through the writings of seven Maori people spanning four generations of the Maaka family. Included are genealogies, traditional histories, and personal documents written in Maori and in English that date from 1848 to 1978. Ranging from pepeha and waiata to the bleakly beautiful diaries of a mutton-birder, the documents collected in this book are a rare and intriguing window into the real lives of their authors. This valuable reference work also shows how to safegaurd and share ancestors' precious work for the future.

Gendered Missions

Gendered Missions
Author: Mary Taylor Huber
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780472109876

Explores the roles and expectations of women and men in Christian missionary experience