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Vols. 13-62 include abridged annual reports and proceedings of the annual meetings of the American Missionary Association, 1869-1908; v. 38-62 include abridged annual reports of the Society's Executive Committee, 1883/1884-1907/1908.
Excerpt from A Crusade of Brotherhood: A History of the American Missionary Association As I have sought to recognize this, it has brought me to relate incidentally rather than formally the principles of the Association, its theories and methods of administration, edu cation and evangelization, that they may vindi cate themselves in the visible results which have been accomplished, e. G., in educational institu tions and churches established and carried on, in the spirit in which the work has been done, and in the esteem and approbation of leading South ern educators like Curry, Haygood, Galloway, and others, who have given the testimonies of personal knowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten...
In this comprehensive history of the American Missionary Association, Augustus Field Beard offers a detailed and engaging account of the organization's efforts to promote social justice and racial equality in the United States and beyond. Drawing upon primary sources and personal accounts, Beard provides a vivid portrait of the many challenges faced by the AMA, from the abolition of slavery to the Civil Rights movement. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of social justice and the role of religion in promoting human rights. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Th...