Until 19th century
East and Central Africa
David Livingstone was a nineteenth-century explorer and missionary whose travels, publicity, and death accelerated the expansion of Christian missionary activity in East and Central Africa. In 1857 he appealed publicly in Cambridge for missions to establish centers of Christianity, agriculture, and lawful commerce. Following his death in 1873, several missionary societies entered the region within four years.
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David Livingstone’s influence in East and Central Africa extended beyond his own missionary activity. His travels and public advocacy helped create support for a wider missionary presence. The chapter connects his work to the expansion of Christianity through agriculture, education, and lawful commerce.
In 1857, Livingstone delivered a speech at Cambridge University that appealed to the British public to support missions in Central Africa. The Universities Mission to Central Africa had been formed that year to establish centers of Christianity and civilization and to promote true religion, agriculture, and lawful commerce.
The excerpt identifies Livingstone’s travels, publicity, and manner of death as catalysts for the religious revolution in East and Central Africa. By the time of his death in 1873, two additional societies had joined the Church Missionary Society, and within four years five missions entered the field.
Until 19th century
East and Central Africa
David Livingstone was a nineteenth-century explorer and missionary whose travels, publicity, and death accelerated the expansion of Christian missionary activity in East and Central Africa. In 1857 he appealed publicly in Cambridge for missions to establish centers of Christianity, agriculture, and lawful commerce. Following his death in 1873, several missionary societies entered the region within four years.
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The Story
David Livingstone’s influence in East and Central Africa extended beyond his own missionary activity. His travels and public advocacy helped create support for a wider missionary presence. The chapter connects his work to the expansion of Christianity through agriculture, education, and lawful commerce.
In 1857, Livingstone delivered a speech at Cambridge University that appealed to the British public to support missions in Central Africa. The Universities Mission to Central Africa had been formed that year to establish centers of Christianity and civilization and to promote true religion, agriculture, and lawful commerce.
The excerpt identifies Livingstone’s travels, publicity, and manner of death as catalysts for the religious revolution in East and Central Africa. By the time of his death in 1873, two additional societies had joined the Church Missionary Society, and within four years five missions entered the field.
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