Were colonial-era missionaries good or bad for Africa? Victor Simz & Jonathan Wilson

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🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Were Victorian missionaries a tool of oppression, exploitation and empire as some critics claim? Or did they leave a legacy of education, healthcare and eradicating inhumane practises? Victor Simz, known online as the Z Historian, is a Zambian historian who has charted the impact of missionaries in East Africa. He discusses the issues with Jonathan Wilson who comes from a missionary family and believes the story of the positive global impact of missions work is often under-appreciated. For Victor Simz: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheZHistorian For Jonathan Wilson: https://leadbysoul.com/ For Premier's 'Missions Week' website: https://www.missionsweek.org.uk/ • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training-and-events • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:00.0	Conversionary Protestant missionaries. In other words, Protestants that believed in individual
0:12.3	conversion, individual commitment were highly committed to people making educated decisions.
0:19.2	They brought printing presses, they invested in mass education of ordinary people as opposed
0:25.2	to their elites.
0:26.2	They were not the first to sort of bring about some form of inculturation. The argument
0:32.2	is, yes, they came with a good news to spread the Christian message, but in doing so,
0:36.6	they also came with Western culture. And this is what many believe led to an erosion
0:42.7	of traditional African cultures.
0:45.2	You're listening to unbelievable with Justin Briley.
0:51.2	Hello and welcome to the show that aims to get you thinking every weekend were colonial
0:56.0	era missionaries good or bad for Africa. That's the question under discussion today. I'll
1:00.3	introduce my guests in a moment. And thanks to everyone who turned out for our unbelievable
1:05.0	live with Sean McDowell this past week. Some really great questions and interactions
1:09.4	with Sean.
1:10.4	That's going to be broadcast next week. And we've already opened booking for our next live
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1:19.5	me.
1:20.5	Tim has very kindly cheered the show on from the sidelines for a number of years now. He's
1:23.8	been a guest a few times on the show as well. This will be a chance for you to ask him
1:27.8	your questions about his two year journey with cancer, the state of the church and the
1:32.5	USA. Your questions about God suffering and more. It's all online on Tuesday, the 13th
1:37.4	of December. You can book in for free at unbelievable dot live as usual. The link is with today's
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