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Ross, Andrew Christian was born on May 10, 1931 in Millerhill, by Dalkeith, Scotland. Son of George Adams Ross and Christian Glen Walton.
(Francis Xavier's arrival in Japan in 1549 initiated a rad...)
Francis Xavier's arrival in Japan in 1549 initiated a radically different approach to the spread of Christianity which was to distinguish the Jesuits from all other Europeans for the next 200 years - he insisted that his missionaries should respect and understand Japanese culture. His work was continued by Alessandro Valignano, both in Japan and China, where Jesuits gained Confucian scholar status as an introduction to their missionary life, and even became key figures in the Chinese civil service. This book recounts the story of the Jesuit missions in both civilizations. It shows how the Jesuits' sensitivity to Japanese and Chinese culture directly and consciously contradicted the imperialism of the Spanish and the Portuguese, and allowed the possibility of dialogue between East and West which other European stances denied.
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David Livingstone (1813-1873) was one of the supreme representatives of the British Empire. Yet his career suffered many set-backs during his own life-time, and since his death his reputation has swung between extremes of adulation and dismissal. Were his epic journeys through Africa purely to save souls and counter the slave trade? Or were they the first steps towards bringing the peoples of Central Africa under the control of Europeans who would destroy their values and exploit them economically? Beyond these questions, there lies the puzzle of Livingstone's own character and its contradictions. Livingstone's career was certainly an extraordinary one. Born in poverty in Blantyre, Scotland, he educated himself by heroic endeavor, later proving him-self to be a remarkable linguist and scientist. His missionary journeys brought him into contact with a wide range of African peoples, for whom he showed remarkable sympathy. David Livingstone: Mission and Empire is a scholarly and readable account of Livingstone's life and of his achievements.
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minister religious studies educator
Ross, Andrew Christian was born on May 10, 1931 in Millerhill, by Dalkeith, Scotland. Son of George Adams Ross and Christian Glen Walton.
Master of Arts, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1952. Bachelor's Degree, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1968.
Doctor of Letters, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1998. Master of Sacred Theology, Union Seminary, New York City, 1958.
Officer Royal Air Force, London, 1952—1954. Minister Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, Balaka, Malawi, 1958—1965. From lecturer to senior lecturer University Edinburgh, 1966—1998, dean faculty division, 1978—1984, honorary fellow, since 1998.
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Fellow: Royal History Society. Member: Edinburgh University Association Football Club (president).
Married Isabella Joyce Elder, December 26, 1953. Children: Gavin Andrew, Malcolm Jake, Alastair George, Neil Diarmid.