Dennis Peterson

Broschiertes Buch

Evangelism and Expulsion

Missionary Work Among the Cherokees Until Removal

Beschreibung

Christian missionaries prepared the Cherokees for civilization, education, government, and eternity. Even before it really was safe for white men to travel in Cherokee territory, Christian missionaries were trying to reach those people for Christ. EVANGELISM AND EXPULSION traces the early unsuccessful missionary attempts to reach the Cherokees with the gospel and the later, more successful, efforts of the various major denominations-Moravians, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists-to evangelize the Cherokee Indians. Peterson describes the work of some of the more prominent, though today little known, missionaries involved and the struggles they faced because of the Cherokees' native culture, resistance from traditionalists within the tribe, and the U.S. government's determination to drive the Indians from their lands. Although some results of the missionaries' efforts-both political and spiritual-are obvious, others are subtler. Only God knows for sure whether the missionaries' efforts were successful and to what degree. EVANGELISM AND EXPULSION also recounts how Sequoyah's development of the Cherokee syllabary contributed to the spread of the gospel message, increased literacy among the Cherokees (making them one of the most civilized of the Five Civilized Tribes), and enabled the Nation to write its own constitution. The missionaries' faithful commitment to obeying the Great Commission among the Cherokees despite numerous hardships continues to bear fruit in the Cherokee Nation today.

Autor

Dennis L. Peterson is an independent author/historian. His books include Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History, Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries, Teacher: Teaching and Being Taught, and Look Unto the Hills: Stories of Growing Up in Rural East Tennessee. He has been widely published in a variety of magazines and journals, including The Writer, World at War, True West, Blue Ridge Country, Smoky Mountain Living, Journal for Christian Educators, The Freeman, Good Old Days, and many others. His work has been reprinted in textbooks and anthologies, including The Writer's Handbook (The Writer, Inc.), The Shape of Ideas (Harcourt Brace), and The Spirit of Freedom: Essays in American History (Foundation for Economic Education).For 19 years, Peterson taught primarily history and writing at the junior high through college levels. He was also a senior technical editor for Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., at the historic Oak Ridge, Tennessee, nuclear facilities and an independent editor for numerous Christian publishers, educational organization, and individuals. For 11 years, he was lead author of American history textbooks and curricula for a major Christian publisher.Peterson is a member of the Society of Independent Southern Historians, the East Tennessee Historical Society, and the Travelers Rest (SC) Historical Society, for which he serves as docent at the History Museum of Travelers Rest. He is also active in his local church and its Christian school. He and his wife live in Taylors, S.C.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Touchpoint Faith
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9781956851229
• ISBN-10: 1956851224
• Artikelnr.: 64943479