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" Savior from civilization: Charles Brent, Episcopal bishop to the Philippine Islands, and the role of religion in American colonialism, 1901-1918 "
Jason Ratcliffe
Piehler, G. Kurt
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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804400
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TL49230
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1873082416; 10240872
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Loukili, Ahmed
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Savior from civilization: Charles Brent, Episcopal bishop to the Philippine Islands, and the role of religion in American colonialism, 1901-1918\ Jason RatcliffePiehler, G. Kurt
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The Florida State University
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2016
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M.A.
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History
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2016
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195
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Committee members: Creswell, Michael; Liebeskind, Claudia
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-55435-9
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This work explores first and foremost the nature of the Episcopal mission to the colonial Philippines from 1901 to 1918, while it was under the leadership of a missionary bishop named Charles Henry Brent. Missionaries, such as Brent, served an essential role in the American colonial enterprise in the Philippines. The historiography tends to label missionaries as cultural imperialists. Missionaries did not abstain from culturally imperialistic behavior. But, they also acted at times as protectors of Philippine culture. How could missionaries act both as imperialists and attempt to preserve native culture in the Philippines? Contrary to the theories of some historians, missionaries did not see their actions as contradictory, but as complimentary. The reason for this: ideology. Missionaries defined their purpose based not on the motives of the Philippine Commission—the American governing body in the islands—but on their own theology. Brent and his mission will be used as a prominent example, a microcosm, to prove this point. The three chapters within focus on ideology and theology as the primary motivators for characters within this narrative.
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Religious history; History; American history
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Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Brent, Charles;Episcopal;Igorot;Missionaries;Moro;Philippines
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Piehler, G. Kurt
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HistoryThe Florida State University
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