HST-253 Christian Missionaries in the Middle East

Historical analysis of american missionary activities among the Jews, Muslims and “nominal” Christians in the Middle East. More particularly, it will examine the activities of American Board of Committee for Foreign Mission (ABCFM), which was the largest missionary organization in the States, founded in Boston after the Second Great Awakening. Includes a trip to Harvard University, where all of the archives of the ABCFM are currently housed, aiming to construct biographies of important missionaries. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.