An Historiography of Twentieth-Century Women's Missionary Nursing Through the Lives of Two Sisters
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An Historiography of Twentieth-Century Women's Missionary Nursing Through the Lives of Two Sisters

Doing the Lord's Work in Kenya and South India

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eBook - ePub

An Historiography of Twentieth-Century Women's Missionary Nursing Through the Lives of Two Sisters

Doing the Lord's Work in Kenya and South India

About this book

This volume draws on a trove of unpublished original material from the pre-1940s to the present to offer a unique historiographic study of twentieth century Methodist missionary work and women's active expression of faith practised at the critical confluence of historical and global changes.

The study focuses on two English Methodist missionary nursing sisters and siblings, Audrey and Muriel Chalkely, whose words and experiences are captured in detail, foregrounding tumultuous socio-political changes of the end of Empire and post-Independence in twentieth-century Kenya and South India. The work presents a timely revision to prevailing post-colonial critiques in placing the fundamental importance of human relationships centre stage. Offering a detailed (auto)biographical and reflective narrative, this 'herstory' pivots on three main thematic strands relating to people, place and passion, where socio-cultural details are vividly explored.

The book will appeal to a wide range of readers, both the interested public and the academic alike, where a lively, entertaining, literary style introduces readers to the politics of women's lives, and principle and professional service foreground ethno-class-caste oppression, emancipation, conflict, commitments and religious tensions. It reveals the human, vulnerable qualities of these women, illuminating their stories and courageous choices.

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Yes, you can access An Historiography of Twentieth-Century Women's Missionary Nursing Through the Lives of Two Sisters by Sara Ashencaen Crabtree in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Historiography. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032417967
eBook ISBN
9781003830726
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. List of figures
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. 1 Sketching the sacred: An introduction to a contemporary hagiography
  11. 2 Methodism: People, passion and piety
  12. 3 The foundations of faith: A methodist girlhood
  13. 4 War, mercy, hope and charity
  14. 5 The ‘call’ to India
  15. 6 Medical mission in India and the confluence of worlds
  16. 7 The road to Maua
  17. 8 The Mutani and the Mau Mau
  18. 9 New Jerusalems
  19. 10 Conclusion: An unfolding legacy
  20. Index