Stories
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Vivekananda’s journey
How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.
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Communities of cross-feeders
A desire to help leads some women to “cross-feed” – breastfeed other parents’ babies for free. Alev Scott delves into the emotions behind this altruistic act.
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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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The duty and obligation, Of Ministers and People, To endeavour to spread the Gospel, universally, Throughout the Kingdom, Being, peculiarly, the Work of the Day: and, That Missions to Heathen Countries, in the present juncture, are Ill-Judged, And Highly Unseasonable, Demonstrated. Respectfully addressed to the Religious World in general, and to the Readers of the Evangelical Magazine in particular. By A Clergyman.
Clergyman.Date: 1796- Archives and manuscripts
Volume containing Browne’s manuscript extracts from published works, c.1932-1946, mainly about Christianity and missionaries and medical missions, chiefly in the context of Africa
Date: c.1945Reference: WTI/SGB/J.8Part of: Browne, Stanley George, CMG, OBE, MD, FRCS, FRCP, DTM (1907-1986)- Books
Into Africa : a transnational history of Catholic medical missions and social change / Barbra Mann Wall.
Wall, Barbra MannDate: [2015]- Books
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Researches in South Africa; illustrating the civil, moral, and religious condition of the native tribes: including journals of the author's travels in the interior / Together with detailed accounts of the progress of the Christian missions, exhibiting the influence of Christianity in promoting civilization. By the Rev. John Philip.
Philip, John, 1775-1851.Date: 1828- Books
A cyclopedia of missions : containing a comprehensive view of missionary operations throughout the world with geographical descriptions, and accounts of the social, moral, and religious condition of the people / Harvey Newcomb.
Newcomb, Harvey, 1803-1863.Date: 1855