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| Format | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Creator | Ohlmann, Eric Henry |
| Title | The American Baptist Mission to German-Americans: A Case Study of Attempted Assimilation |
| Dissertation Note (type -- academic institution) | Dissertation -- Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, CA) |
| Date | 1973 |
| Extent of Work | 270 pp. |
| Abstract | This is a case study of Anglo-American Protestant efforts to win and assimilate foreign-speaking people, and the particular case selected for investigation is the American Baptist mission to German-Americans. Several factors have contributed to the investigator's interest in this subject. Prominent among these is the fact that he has been a member in churches belonging to both the Baptist fellowships focused upon in this case study and thus developed an interest in their past, present, and possible future relationships. A preliminary perusal of some of the relevant primary sources further revealed that the past relationship of these two bodies involved the problem of Americanization and the many fascinating issues related to it. In addition, it was discovered that the case study unwittingly selected was actually excellent for an analysis of Anglo-American home missions to foreign-speaking people because the American Baptist Home Mission Society was engaged in the largest ministry of this kind in the country and, like the Methodists, Congregationalists, and Presbyterians, conducted its largest mission among German-Americans. These considerations combined with the importance of such an investigation for the history of American Christianity (see the introduction) finalized the decision to proceed with this subject. |
| Notes | UMI, printed in 1988. Book, in MadCat. |
| Call Number | MKI dissertations |
| MKI Terms | Assimilation/ Religion/ |