American missionaries
Religious envoys abroad
American missionaries are people from the United States who travel abroad to spread religious faith, typically Christianity.
The term often carries connotations of cultural imperialism—the assumption that American values and religion should be exported to other societies.
American missionaries established schools throughout the Pacific Islands.
The phrase can be used critically to describe anyone imposing American norms on other cultures.
- disaster reliefAssistance following catastrophic events
- language learningGaining fluency in another tongue
- proselytizingSeeking converts zealously
- tent revivalsItinerant evangelical gatherings under canvas
- evangelismPromoting beliefs to others
abolitionist movements · orphan care · Bible translation · Manifest Destiny · Great Awakening · church planting · discipleship · gospel preaching · food distribution · spiritual revival · education programs · unreached peoples · health clinics · poverty alleviation · community development · refugee assistance · Peace Corps · storytelling traditions
- Korean historyJoseon dynasty, Three Kingdoms, DMZ, demilitarized zone, Korean DMZ
- Americans abroadexpats, expatriates, tourists, study abroad, military families
American missionariesdiplomats
Foreign government representatives
foreign correspondents · military personnel · economic migrants · colonial administrators · aid workers
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