Stranger Than Fiction (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Liebers, Arthur A.

 
9781440068089: Stranger Than Fiction (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

In this eyewitness account, an Anglican mission unfolds among Indigenous communities along the Metlahkatlah and Naas rivers. The narrative follows bishops and missionaries as they baptize hundreds, build a church, and work to combine faith with native industry and village life, all while navigating cultural tension and the promise of a new community.

- See careful descriptions of baptismal ceremonies, candid discussions about converts, and decisions that shape mission policy.
- Watch the daily life of a mission: from village gatherings and catechism to the planning of a new church and workshops.
- Learn how trade, craft, and schooling are used to support spiritual aims without eroding local traditions.
- Follow interactions with chiefs, medicine-men, and families as faith and culture meet on the riverfront.

Ideal for readers interested in historical missionary efforts, indigenous encounters, and 19th‑century church expansion.

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