Missionary Schools and the Enlightenment of the Alaskan Natives: A Theological and Sociological Survey of Russian Orthodox and Protestant Missionary Efforts Among the Nations of the Aleutian Islands and Southeastern Alaska

• Main Author: Young, Erik C.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ George Fox University 2007
• Subjects: Indian; Marsden; aleut; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/seminary_masters/45; https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1045&context=seminary_masters

The goal of this research thesis is to explore the activities of the Protestant and Russian Orthodox missions to Alaska and the ways in which they engaged the Native American peoples. It examines the geographic, religious, sociaL and economic distinctives of the respective missionary ideologies. Alt...