The Missionary and the Rainmaker
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12958335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Stanley (0000-0001-6229-3732, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 145-162 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences and Missions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1874-8945 • E-ISSN: 1874-8937 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18748945-02702003 |
| OpenAlex | W1561837831 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
The dialogue between the missionary and the rainmaker found in various forms in David Livingstone’s writings needs to be interpreted against the background of Livingstone’s relationship with the Bakwena during the late 1840s, a time of severe drought and one in which chief Sechele’s repudiation of his rainmaking functions after his baptism threatened the displeasure of the ancestors. Livingstone’s recording of the dialogue reveals his indebtedness to the moral philosophy of the Scottish thinker, Thomas Dick, but also suggests that Livingstone remained fascinated by the very African cosmology that his Christian faith and Scottish scientism led him to repudiate
Baptism · Faith · History of religions · Theology · Australian History and Society · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |