Mary Slessor - Everybody's Mother: The Era and Impact of a Victorian Missionary

by Jeanette Hardage

Overview

This is the story of Mary Slessor, a petite redhead from the slums of Dundee who became one of the most influencing people in the land known to her compatriots as 'the white man's grave'. Despite her eccentricities, this woman truly understood and connected with the Africans among whom she lived, so much so that the British government appointed her their first woman magistrate anywhere in the world and later awarded her the highest honor then bestowed on a woman commoner. Examining both the eraand the influence of this extraordinary woman, the book reveals aspects of her public and private life that has previously been unanswered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718891855
Publisher:	The Lutterworth Press
Publication date:	03/25/2010
Pages:	382
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jeanette Hardage develops independent writing projects. Her work has appeared in Christianity Today, the International Bulletin of Missionary Research, the Journal of Medical Biography, and other publications. At Sea with God, written with her husband, Owen Hardage, is forthcoming.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix Introduction xi Prologue xiii Part 1 Preparing and Going-1848-1879
1 Early Influences 3
2 Duke Town 13 Part 2 Branching Out-1879-1890
3 Old Town-Too Busy 29
4 A Long Pause-Creek Town 41
(5 Marsh Fever and Other Afflictions) 53
6 Opening a Territory 64 Part 3 New Possibilities-1890-1900
7 Escapades and Romance 89
8 Hopes and Disappointments 103
(9 British Imperial Agents) 115
10 Visitors and Empire 125 Part 4 Queen Mary-1900-1909
(11 Bairns) 137
12 Long Juju 152
13 A New Man and New Work 168
14 Court and Furlough 184
15 Disagreements In and Out of Court 199 Part 5 A Life Spent-1909-1915
(16 Faith Matters) 221
17 Ikpe and Nkana 236
18 Rest and Honor 252 Part 6 A Legacy-1915 and Later
19 Endings 273
20 Remembrance 283 Epilogue: African Mission to Liverpool 295 Acknowledgements 301 Author's Notes 305 Mary Slessor and Mission Chronology Highlights 307 Appendix 313 Abbreviations 317 Bibliography 319 Index 331

Editorial Reviews

''This book is commendable in that it raises awareness of the life of a woman who made a significant contribution to an understanding of Christian leadership. There is a need for more texts that convey this appreciation of roles undertaken by women in the development of faith traditions.'' Julia Allen in: Modern Believing, October 2012''In any case, it his had to disagree with Andrew Wall's assessment that this is 'the best biography of Slessor so far'. Hardage's work should also be of interest to anyone studying Christianity in the Calabar region or west African missions more broadly.'' Bethany Kipcrease, Aquinas College in: Journal of Religious History, Vol. 36 (3), September 2012'High marks go to the easy writing style which make this rich volume a really engrossing narrative throughout. The author's approach is particularly welcome as it counters hagiographers' tendencies to turn Slessor into a one-dimensional heroine. Instead, Jeanette Hardage helps us get to know a rather unknowable pioneer...' Jo Stanley, Women's History Magazine, Issue 70, Summer 2012

From the Publisher

‘High marks go to the easy writing style which make this rich volume a really engrossing narrative throughout. The author’s approach is particularly welcome as it counters hagiographers’ tendencies to turn Slessor into a one-dimensional heroine. Instead, Jeanette Hardage helps us get to know a rather unknowable pioneer...’

Women’s History Magazine, Issue 70, Summer 2012 - Jo Stanley