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A D issonant M ission : S tephen N eill , A my C armichael , and M issionary C onflict in S outh I ndia
Author(s) -
Daughrity Dyron
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international review of mission
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.118
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1758-6631
pISSN - 0020-8582
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-6631.2008.tb00630.x
Subject(s) - heaven , general partnership , context (archaeology) , sociology , consonance and dissonance , veneration , christianity , order (exchange) , environmental ethics , history , law , religious studies , archaeology , philosophy , political science , physics , finance , acoustics , economics
In 1924, eminent church historian and missiolagist Stephen Neill began his career as a missionary to south India under the supervision of the celebrated Amy Carmichael. What seemed like a match made in heaven resulted in a bitter parting of ways. How could such a promising mission partnership go so wrong? This paper draws upon primary research in order to examine this intriguing case study of conflict in the mission field. The paper will also introduce questions and implications that arise from the study of this incident. The paper is comprised of two components. We will first unpack the incident, and then assess some of the larger historical and missiological implications that arise from the study, particularly within the context of world Christianity.