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The Life of Alexander Duff, D.D., LL.D: Volume SET

In Two Volumes, with Portraits by Jeens

  • Paperback
  • 1064 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 25 x 32.4 x 7.1 cm

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For Christians interested in missionary history and education

Explains Duff's methods and challenges in India

You will gain insights into faith-driven education efforts

This two-volume set chronicles the impactful life of Alexander Duff, a pioneering missionary and educator.
George Smith (1833-1919) spent many years in India as an educator and editor of the Calcutta Review. He was a great supporter of missionary work and became secretary of the foreign mission committee of the Free Church of Scotland in 1870. He also wrote popular books of missionary biography including this two-volume Life of Alexander Duff (1879). Duff (1806-1878) was the first foreign missionary of the Church of Scotland and a leading figure in promoting Christian education in India. Duff pioneered what he called 'downward filter theory' which centred on educating India's upper caste through English in the hope that this elite group would then take responsibility for the evangelisation and modernisation of South Asia. This strategy did not produce many converts but Duff remained a well-regarded missionary and educationalist and was influential in the 1833 and 1854 educational reforms implemented by the British colonial government.
The Life of Alexander Duff, D.D., LL.D: Volume SET and The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker & Missionary
The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker & MissionaryThe Life of Alexander Duff, D.D., LL.D: Volume SET
  • Author

    George Smith

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    February 2010

  • Additional Information

    Contains 2 Paperbacks

  • Weight

    1803g

  • Page Count

    1064

  • Dimensions

    25 x 32.4 x 7.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108008310

  • ISBN-10

    1108008313

  • Eden Code

    2665003

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