Bishop A.R. Tucker of Uganda and the implementation of an evangelical tradition of mission
The thesis deals with A. R. Tucker and the implementation of an evangelical tradition of mission, as represented by the Church Missionary Society, in Uganda where he was Bishop 1890-1911. Any evangelical tradition claims to be Biblical, and so three probes are made into the New Testament perspective on mission. The Acts of the Apostles was a foundation text for nineteenth-century missionaries, and is considered along with a complementary discussion of mission in Johnâs Gospel and Paulâs letter to the Philippians. This discussion uncovers tensions relating to the relationship between older and younger churches, to finance, to the development of local leadership and responsibility, to the relationship with political authorities and wider issues of contextualisation that are echoed in both Venn and Tucker. Although Venn as Hon. Secretary of C.M.S. was largely responsible for shaping the Societyâs tradition of mission in the mid nineteenth century, its implementation was often frustrated by unwilling missionaries. Whereas Venn was an administrator based in London, Tuckerâs locus of activity was in East Africa before 1897 and specifically Uganda thereafter. Tuckerâs theological position and spirituality
Griffiths, Tudor Francis Lloyd
Missionary
Bishop A.R. Tucker of Uganda and the implementation of an evangelical tradition of mission. The thesis deals with A. R. Tucker and the implementation of an evangelical tradition of mission, as represented by the Church Missionary Society, in Uganda where he was Bishop 1890-1911. Any evangelical tradition claims to be Biblical, and so three probes are made into the New Testament perspective on mission. The Acts of the Apostles was a foundation text for nineteenth-century missionaries, and is considered along with a complementary discussion of mission in Johnâs Gospel and Paulâs letter to the Philippians. This discussion uncovers tensions relating to the relationship between older and younger churches, to finance, to the development of local leadership and responsibility, to the relationship with political authorities and wider issues of contextualisation that are echoed in both Venn and Tucker. Although Venn as Hon. Secretary of C.M.S. was largely responsible for shaping the Societyâs tradition of mission in the mid nineteenth century, its implementation was often frustrated by unwilling missionaries. Whereas Venn was an administrator based in London, Tuckerâs locus of activity was in East Africa before 1897 and specifically Uganda thereafter. Tuckerâs theological position and spirituality
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