Schools have not brought out the great importance of proverbs in the lessons being taught in school. ... Slaves would take the old stories and create new ones which incorporated aspects of their life, as well as the Christian religion into which they have been converted. ...
Another reason that may have contributed to the rise of missionaries in Africa was that the industrial society from the emergence of cities and towns created a "godless" society where Christians began to feel the government was not putting enough emphasis on the church and religious life. ... It can be seen that the main Holy Grail was to change the identity of Africans and by slowly assimilating Africans into European culture; a common example to illustrate this is the changing of African names to Christian ones. Similarly, the schools were connected to the missionaries and focused on teachin...
Henry set up a school for sailors to learn the secrets of the ocean. ... David Livingstone Africa has more than 250 million Christians, making Christianity the second most prevalent faith on the continent. Africans learned of the faith through devout Christians who traveled to Africa on a mission to teach their religion. ...
Hence in the old imperialism era, the Christian missionaries went first into unknown lands to spread their faith, followed by traders and soldiers to protect them. ... Many local groups and institutions were bought and corrupted by the above group into supporting imperialism the press, the schools, the churches, and the local governors who benefited from indirect rule. ...
