Building God's kingdom : Norwegian missionaries in highland Madagascar, 1866-1903 / / by Karina Hestad Skeie.

• Author: Skeie, Karina Hestad.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Christian Mission 42.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Building God’s Kingdom studies how the encounter with nineteenth century Madagascar influenced the Norwegian Protestant mission. Drawing upon rich Norwegian and Malagasy sources, entangled and multivocal stories are allowed to unfold, revealing the complex dynamics of mission encounters. Tracing Malagasy agency and pursuit of churchly independence in pre-colonial and colonial Madagascar, this study explores the power-struggles between the Malagasy, the missionaries and between the mission in Norway and Madagascar. Through careful attention to context and agency, Karina Hestad Skeie provides new perspectives on the interplay between the local and the global in Christian missions, and on the centrality and restrictions of local agency on mission policy.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Nineteenth Century Norway and the Mission -- Nineteenth-Century Madagascar and the Norwegian Mission -- The Mission Station: Building a Home -- The Church Building: Building a Lutheran Church -- Crossroads and a Malagasy Challenge -- From Mission to Church -- Seized by the Mission -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.