Dr Livingstone's Cambridge Lectures
Together with a Prefatory Letter by the Rev. Professor Sedgwick
Seiten
2010
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-00827-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-00827-3 (ISBN)
First published in 1858, this book contains two lectures given by the missionary and explorer, David Livingstone, after he returned from his extraordinary travels to Africa. It includes a biography of Livingstone up to this mid-point in his career, and a substantial appendix containing his scientific and anthropological observations.
Two lectures given by the medical missionary and explorer David Livingstone after his return to England from his travels in Africa (1841–1856) form the core of this book, which was originally published in 1858, the year when Livingstone set off on the British Zambezi expedition. The book also contains a biography, a letter from Adam Sedgwick (then Professor of Geology at Cambridge), and a thorough appendix covering the scientific results of the journey, describing the geography, mineralogy, diseases, and the language and cultural aspects of the peoples Livingstone encountered. Finally, Livingstone reports on the needs and prospects for further missionary work in Africa. Although Livingstone himself felt his calling was now to pursue purely scientific exploration, he hoped that the lectures and their subsequent publication would encourage other missionaries to continue his work of evangelisation.
Two lectures given by the medical missionary and explorer David Livingstone after his return to England from his travels in Africa (1841–1856) form the core of this book, which was originally published in 1858, the year when Livingstone set off on the British Zambezi expedition. The book also contains a biography, a letter from Adam Sedgwick (then Professor of Geology at Cambridge), and a thorough appendix covering the scientific results of the journey, describing the geography, mineralogy, diseases, and the language and cultural aspects of the peoples Livingstone encountered. Finally, Livingstone reports on the needs and prospects for further missionary work in Africa. Although Livingstone himself felt his calling was now to pursue purely scientific exploration, he hoped that the lectures and their subsequent publication would encourage other missionaries to continue his work of evangelisation.
Introduction; Life of Dr Livingstone; Professor Sedgwick's prefatory letter; Lecture 1; Lecture 2; Appendix.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.3.2010 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Religion |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 420 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Afrika |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-00827-5 / 1108008275 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-00827-3 / 9781108008273 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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