Have We No Rights: A Personal Account of Missionary Life and Christian Service - Hardcover

Williamson, Mabel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1515435318 ISBN 13: 9781515435310

Verlag: SMK Books, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

A reflective account of missionary life, Have We No Rights? examines the practical and personal challenges of service within a cross-cultural context, focusing on the tension between individual expectation and collective responsibility. Drawing on her experiences in China, Mabel Williamson presents a series of observations and reflections on daily life within a missionary community. The work addresses questions of conduct, adaptation, and interpersonal relationships, emphasising the adjustments required when working within a structured environment shaped by both cultural difference and organisational purpose. Rather than offering abstract theory, the text develops its ideas through lived experience, presenting situations in which expectations, habits, and assumptions are tested. Williamson's approach is direct and situational, highlighting the practical realities of cooperation, discipline, and shared work. The result is a work that reflects both the conditions of its setting and broader questions of behaviour and responsibility.

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Mabel Williamson (dates uncertain) was a missionary and writer associated with twentieth-century Christian mission work in China. Her experiences within missionary communities informed her writing, which reflects the practical realities of life and service in a cross-cultural environment.Have We No Rights? is her best-known work, offering a series of reflections drawn from her time in the field. The text has continued to be read within religious and mission-oriented contexts for its focus on conduct, cooperation, and the challenges of communal work. Williamson's writing is characterised by its directness and its grounding in experience rather than abstraction, contributing to its continued relevance in discussions of service and organisational life.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SMK Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1515435318
• ISBN 13: 9781515435310
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 76
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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