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American Evangelicals in Egypt: Missionary Encounters in an Age of Empire

American Evangelicals in Egypt: Missionary Encounters in an Age of Empire Book Reviews / Social Sciences and Missions 22 (2009) 112–125 121 Heather Sharkey, American Evangelicals in Egypt: Missionary Encounters in an Age of Empire. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2008, xx+318 pp., illus., Hdbk: $39.50/£28.95, ISBN 9780691122618. In 1854, with the construction of railroads and the Suez canal underway and the tourist trade to the Holy Land booming, the fi rst American Presbyterian missionaries arrived in Egypt, founding what would become the largest Protestant mission in that country. In a valuable and balanced book, Heather Sharkey explores the “massive, mutual, and ongoing transformations” (p. 1) that ensued. Th e mission’s founders were members of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, an amalgam of the Associate Presbyterian and Associate Reformed Presbyterian churches, notable for its opposition to slavery, support for bible-based education, and anti- Catholicism. Despite its small membership, the UPCNA was active in many mission fi elds, and its representatives in Egypt hoped not only to reform the Coptic Orthodox Church and to con- vert Muslims but also to promote American cultural values. During their fi rst thirty years, the missionaries focused their eff orts on the Copts, mainly peasants living in rural communities along the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Social Sciences and Missions (preceeded by Le Fait Missionaire until 2006) Brill

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© 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Book Reviews / Social Sciences and Missions 22 (2009) 112–125 121 Heather Sharkey, American Evangelicals in Egypt: Missionary Encounters in an Age of Empire. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2008, xx+318 pp., illus., Hdbk: $39.50/£28.95, ISBN 9780691122618. In 1854, with the construction of railroads and the Suez canal underway and the tourist trade to the Holy Land booming, the fi rst American Presbyterian missionaries arrived in Egypt, founding what would become the largest Protestant mission in that country. In a valuable and balanced book, Heather Sharkey explores the “massive, mutual, and ongoing transformations” (p. 1) that ensued. Th e mission’s founders were members of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, an amalgam of the Associate Presbyterian and Associate Reformed Presbyterian churches, notable for its opposition to slavery, support for bible-based education, and anti- Catholicism. Despite its small membership, the UPCNA was active in many mission fi elds, and its representatives in Egypt hoped not only to reform the Coptic Orthodox Church and to con- vert Muslims but also to promote American cultural values. During their fi rst thirty years, the missionaries focused their eff orts on the Copts, mainly peasants living in rural communities along the

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