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17th-century missionary activity in Asia and the Americas grew strongly, put down roots, and developed its institutions, though it met with strong resistance in Japan in particular. At the same time Christian colonization of some areas outside Europe succeeded, driven by economic as well as religious reasons.
Toggle Colonies of European countries subsection. 1.1 ... preeminent power in the western Indian Ocean during the 17th century. [2] ... List of former European colonies;
This is a list of former European colonies. The European countries which had the most colonies throughout history were: United Kingdom , France , Portugal , Spain , Netherlands (29), Germany (20), Russia (17), Denmark (9), Sweden (8), Italy (7), Norway (6), Belgium (3), and Courland (2).
17th-century military history by country (8 C)-17th-century people in Europe by country ... 17th century in the Danish colonial empire ...
Latourette, Kenneth Scott, The Great Century: North Africa and Asia 1800 A.D. to 1914 A.D. (A History of The Expansion of Christianity, Volume 5) (1943), Comprehensive scholarly coverage. full text online also online review; Moffett, Samuel Hugh. A History of Christianity in Asia, Vol. II: 1500–1900 (2003) excerpt; Mong, Ambrose.
1803 – The Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society votes to publish a missionary magazine. Now known as The American Baptist, the periodical is the oldest religious magazine in the U.S. 1804 – British and Foreign Bible Society formed; [210] Church Missionary Society enters Sierra Leone, sending 4 German Lutherans. [211] [212]
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Modern Baptist churches trace their history to the English Separatist movement in the 17th century, over a century after the foundation of the Church of England during the Protestant Reformation. [6] This view of Baptist origins has the most historical support and is the most widely accepted. [7]