Protestant Missions and European Empires: Allies or Adversaries?

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2 жыл бұрын

By the later eighteenth century, Protestant countries’ empires were spreading across the globe but Protestant churches were wriggling free of state control. What were the lessons from the early history of the missionary movement, and how did they underpin the wave of imperialism that followed? The missions’ later success depended on their increasing freedom from political control and their readiness to act independently; but also on the deep imperial assumptions they had imbibed.
A lecture by Alec Ryrie
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@keithklassen5320 2 жыл бұрын

Alec Ryrie is the professor who ignited my interest in Gresham College's videos, and is the absolute high point of the channel for me! He will be missed.

@gary100dm Жыл бұрын

What do mean, "missed"?

@ricdavid7476 Жыл бұрын

@@gary100dm yeah is he dead or retired or become an atheist ?

@EyeLean5280 2 жыл бұрын

Final lecture? Aw! Well, I hope we'll hear more from Prof. Ryrie on other fascinating topics soon. Thanks!

@NuisanceMan Жыл бұрын

My message to Professor Ryrie: more lectures... or else! :)

@juanfervalencia 2 жыл бұрын

Professor Ryrie is the most amazing teacher I've had, I hope I meet him personally some day, he is inspiring, I can't find someone who is more enjoyable to listen to.

@logo2462 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dr Ryrie for all of these Gresham lectures! I hope you return to KZfaq in some fashion in the years to come.

@jameslooker4791 2 жыл бұрын

These are the best written lectures I have ever heard. I am heart broken that they are coming to an end.

@monicaaparecidaoliveira8063 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the interesting lecture Prof. Ryrie.

@Therealbkbk2019 2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@chillfin 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Professor Ryrie, for your excellent, well-delivered lectures on the history of Christianity. I shall miss you, and wish you all the best for the future. 🤗 🇨🇦

@BoneySkylord 2 жыл бұрын

Alec Ryrie is brilliant. Thank you so much for so many excellent presentations.

@alastairchestnutt6416 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Prof. Ryrie's lectures. Excellent.

@pennsmith6932 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!! Discovered Alec Ryrie during the pandemic - never had been interested in history before. Really hope he does some more videos.

@zachpierce8342 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating history, I do hope Professor Ryrie does more lectures in the future

@whitepanties2751 Жыл бұрын

The effect of the American secession on British missionary activities and in particular by making it possible to oppose slavery without upsetting our most important colonies at the end of the main lecture had never occurred to me.

@emmcee662 2 жыл бұрын

Such a fascinating engaging speaker!

@MendocinoMotorenWerk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the very interesting lectures on religion and history. A very fascinating topic superbly presented.

@venkataraghotham7586 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent analysis and interesting

@nHans 2 жыл бұрын

34:02 Christian Friedrich Schwarz: There seems to be a small mistake. The slide gives his lifetime incorrectly as 1614-98. The accompanying photo-which is the same as in the Wikipedia article about him-gives it as 1726-1798. Not surprisingly, the latter agrees with the Wikipedia article.

@alecryrie8209 2 жыл бұрын

whoops ... that's an embarrassing editing slip-up: sorry! Thanks for catching it.

@chriscoke2505 Жыл бұрын

Where is the discussion about the Catholic missions?

@RonJohn63 9 ай бұрын

4:50 This reminds me of what Scientists in Family Guy think happened in Ireland. 23:15 Sure. The Puritans assisted their native friends on raids against other tribes, too. 54:08 They're _MISSIONARIES!_ Doubting the truth of their religious convictions isn't what missionaries do.

@Outthere115 2 жыл бұрын

Final one in the series??? NOOOOO Hey you got a handle or something? Where can I find more? Don't be shy, plug yourself!

@ianp3112 2 жыл бұрын

Links are in the description. End of text select more, links at bottom! Cheers 😽

@keithklassen5320 2 жыл бұрын

@@ianp3112 They were, I think, addressing Alec Ryrie, as this is the last of his series and the last of his tenure at Gresham. I'm also interested to see where Alec goes from here, I've been fascinated by his highly informative style; humourous and aware of the deceit and foibles of human motivation, but not overly cynical nor unkind, and scrupulously even-handed.

@jennyaskswhy 2 жыл бұрын

Commentators almost always forget the influence Ireland had on its neighbour

@harperwelch5147 Жыл бұрын

The goals were about money, goods, spices. The religious efforts, or building schools are about trying to justify pillaging these cultures.

@williampatrickfagan7590 2 жыл бұрын

When the British Misionaries went into Africa, The local people had the land and visitors had the religion. Now the Europeans have the land and localities religion.

@harperwelch5147 Жыл бұрын

No comments here address the cruelty and violence upon the native peoples. Comments are about the lecturer not the crimes he’s talking about.

@ricdavid7476 Жыл бұрын

Sorry I was hoping for more this was a bit like going to hear a long sermon on a Sunday with the inevitable zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. It would have been a much better series if it had been done by a lecturer who did not have a spin .