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The gospel in Gonda: being a narrative of events in connection with the preachings of the gospel in the trans-Ghaghra country

The gospel in Gonda: being a narrative of events in connection with the preachings of the gospel in the trans-Ghaghra country

Knowles, S.

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MusiciansGeneral ChristianityIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 9353801540
ISBN13: 9789353801540
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.59 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
On the far side of the Ghaghara, a quiet district becomes a theatre of conviction. The gospel in Gonda is S. Knowles's steady, first-hand account of gospel preaching in India in the trans-Ghaghra country, told with the plain immediacy of a christian missionary memoir. Faith meets frontier, day by day. Part victorian religious travelogue and part protestant mission narrative, it traces the rhythms of itinerant work and settled ministry, attentive to speech, custom, and the daily pressures of the mission field. Readable and grounded, it offers a vivid sense of place and purpose in victorian era north India, without romance or theatrics, and shows how belief is tested in ordinary encounters. Valued today as colonial mission history and as a church history reference, Knowles's narrative sits within classic mission literature that shaped nineteenth-century Protestant imagination and local engagement alike. It is also a rare, on-the-ground view of the ghaghara river region at a moment when faith, administration, and community life were tightly interwoven. Its measured tone records hope and perseverance, illuminating for readers of religion, empire, and local change. For casual readers it is a compelling window into lived religion and cross-cultural encounter; for collectors it is an essential public domain reprint edition for a complete missionary narratives collection, returning a scarce voice to the shelf. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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