The Moravian Church and the Missionary Awakening in England, 1760-1800
The Moravian Church became widely known and respected for its "missions to the heathen", achieving a high reputation among the pious and with government. This study looks at its connections with evangelical networks, and its indirect role in the great debate on the slave trade, as well as the operations of Moravian missionaries in the field. The Moravians' decision, in 1764, to expand and publicise their foreign missions (largely to the British colonies) coincided with the development of...
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The influence of the Moravian Church on the missionary awakening in England and its contribution to the movement's nature and vitality.
List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsNote on termsIntroduction11The Moravian Church and its missions: Zinzendorf to Spangenberg52Moravians in England: the Labrador affair, 1764-1784283Moravians and evangelical Calvinists, 1770-1790594Bishops in England and Moravians in the West Indies905The 1788 enquiry into the slave trade1146Moravian missionary teaching and its influence, 1792-18001437The beginning of the modern missionary movement, 1800176Conclusion193App. 1The numerical strength of the Moravian Church, 1822199App. 2: A comparison of texts200App. 3Distribution of the Moravian Periodical Accounts, Feb. 1797-Mar. 1801202Bibliography205Index223
