A study of the contribution made by Christian missionaries to the formation of Northern Rhodesia based on firsthand information and study by the author, who has visited nearly every mission station in Northern Rhodesia, consulted missionary diaries, journals, and records. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xii*Illustrations, pg. xiii*Chapter I. The Occupation of Northern Rhodesia, pg. 1*Chapter II. The Introduction of Western Ideas: A New Dialogue, pg. 38*Chapter III. Christian Authority and Secular Power, pg. 55*Chapter IV. Reinforcements: The Strengthening of Western Influence, pg. 67*Chapter V. The Growth of a Secular Initiative, pg. 90*Chapter VI. The Beginnings of an Educational System, pg. 107*Chapter VII. Social Change and the Encouragement of an Indigenous Church, pg. 127*Chapter VIII: Epilogue, pg. 144*Appendix I: A Chronological Account, pg. 151*Appendix II: The Missionaries as Missionaries, pg. 156*Appendix III: Some Missionary Biographical Sketches, pg. 163*Appendix IV: An Essay on the Sources, pg. 196*Appendix V. A Select Bibliography of Published Materials, pg. 208*Index, pg. 225