The nonviolent movements in Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria stand in a long and rich history of massive nonviolent manifestations against oppressive regimes. The history is much richer, more sophisticated and formidable than most pundits care to be aware of. Many movements indeed succeed. Many erupt into violent revolution. And some have more tragic fates. The [...]
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“The Simple Life on a Small Boat”: Harrison Sacket Elliott’s photographs from early 20th Century China
We have recently received a lovely gift of photographs taken by Harrison Sacket Elliott during his work in China from 1905-1908. A professor at Union Theological Seminary from 1922-1950, Elliott led a varied and energetic career in religious education, leadership, and scholarship. As a young man he spent three years in China serving as secretary [...]
From fleeing the “malaria-like winds” of “bad women” to bucking the “Babylon” of the British
Burke Library’s Gillett, McAlpin, and Missionary Research Library Collections have been enriched by three rare pamphlet acquisitions which reflect religious views both ensconced in and newly liberated from the colonial British crown. “An Address to Women: Or, How to Make Home Happy” by Clarissa Hurd. Demerara: R. Short, Water-Street. 1862 May this rare, unrecorded imprint [...]
East Asia in the Missionary Research Library
Gregory Adam Scott Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Religion, Columbia University The following is a brief introduction to some of the images and histories preserved in Series 6: China and Series 7: Japan of the Missionary Research Library Collection of the Burke Library Archives. The Missionary Research Library Collection in the Burke Library archives is a [...]
