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Reading Questions for Thursday, March 14

1. How did Protestant missionaries in the 1800s to Africa see themselves as spreaders of not only Christianity, but also civilization and commerce? Why did those three things go together?

2. Who was David Livingstone and what did he say, do, and think that embodied the "three C's" (Christianity, Civilization, and Commerce) philosophy?

3. Who was Henry Venn? What were his thoughts regarding the leadership of the church in Africa?

4. What were some of the images, ideas, and stereotypes that white missionaries had of Africans? What did these stereotypes have to do with their notions of "civilization"?

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