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This study presents a history, based on original archival and primary source material, of the Baptist mission educational situation of Cameroon province from 1922 to 1945. The provisions of the League of Nations' mandate, under which Great Britain administered the province in this period, included 'complete freedom of conscience and the free exercise of all forms of worship', yet from the beginning of the Mandate clear tensions existed. The missions desired education to serve evangelical purposes, while the colonial government strove for a uniform adaptionist program, suited to European perceptions of the abilities, traditions and local conditions of the African peoples.
The work relates thus to a number of themes: European colonialism; the Mandate system; international theories of education; a comparison of British, American and German influences; cross-cultural mission work; and the personal contributions of three particular missionaries: Bender, Gebauer and Dunger.
The work relates thus to a number of themes: European colonialism; the Mandate system; international theories of education; a comparison of British, American and German influences; cross-cultural mission work; and the personal contributions of three particular missionaries: Bender, Gebauer and Dunger.
Price: $149.00
Pages: 180
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Publication Date:
01 March 1993
ISBN: 9789004097650
Format: Other
'...leistet einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Missionsgeschichte des deutschen Baptismus...bietet dem am Thema interessierten Leser konkretes Material für das bisher wenig beachtete West Kamerun.'
Klaus Fiedler, Evangelikale Missiologie, 1994.
'Elle comble une lacune importante dans l'histoire culturelle du Cameroun. Elle donne aussi des renseignements précieux sur les relations entre l'Europe et le Cameroun à cette époque.'
Francisque Bruel, Revue d'Histoire Ecclésiastique, 1994.
'...Weber's fine study makes a valuable, original contribution to the history of both the Baptist mission and education in the Cameroons as well as to missionary thought. The clearly written and well organized text is enhanced by useful maps, illustrations, and photographs.'
David Gardinier, Revue Française d'Histoire d'Outre-mer, 1995
'...this useful volume belongs in every good library with holdings in mission studies and Africana.'
Richard V. Pierard, Ant. Jnl. of African Hist. Studies, 1995.
'The models of missionary translation and contextualization of this case study make an important contribution to the need of stressing education while at the same time respecting the indigenous languages and cultures.'
Klaus Fiedler, Evangelikale Missiologie, 1994.
'Elle comble une lacune importante dans l'histoire culturelle du Cameroun. Elle donne aussi des renseignements précieux sur les relations entre l'Europe et le Cameroun à cette époque.'
Francisque Bruel, Revue d'Histoire Ecclésiastique, 1994.
'...Weber's fine study makes a valuable, original contribution to the history of both the Baptist mission and education in the Cameroons as well as to missionary thought. The clearly written and well organized text is enhanced by useful maps, illustrations, and photographs.'
David Gardinier, Revue Française d'Histoire d'Outre-mer, 1995
'...this useful volume belongs in every good library with holdings in mission studies and Africana.'
Richard V. Pierard, Ant. Jnl. of African Hist. Studies, 1995.
'The models of missionary translation and contextualization of this case study make an important contribution to the need of stressing education while at the same time respecting the indigenous languages and cultures.'
Charles W. Weber is Professor of History at Wheaton College, Illinois (USA).