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10 de oct. de 2018 · Duff, Alexander, 1806-1878, Missions -- India Publisher New York : Baptist Board of Education, Dept. of Missionary Education Collection columbiamrlpamphlets; ColumbiaUniversityLibraries; americana Contributor Columbia University Libraries Language English
DUFF, ALEXANDER, D.D., LL.D. (1806–1878), missionary, was born at Auchnahyle in the parish of Moulin, Perthshire, 26 April 1806. In his boyhood he came under deep religious impressions, and in his course of study in arts and theology at the university of St. Andrews was much influenced by Chalmers, then professor of moral philosophy.
22 de feb. de 2021 · Alexander Duff ministry in India. Born in Perthshire, Alexander was a son of a farmer. He graduated in Arts and Theology from St. Andrews University, where he founded a student missionary society. Soon after his studies, he accepted the offer made by the Church of Scotland to be their first missionary to India.
10 de may. de 2023 · Embed. February 13. Alexander Duff. Just when Duff was finishing his education, the Church of Scotland was preparing its first mission, which would be based on education, and they appointed him superintendent of a new mission school at Calcutta. Writing about whether he ought to go India or stay in Scotland, Duff said: “with the Bible in my ...
Duff’s engagement and his visions and policies thus need to be contextualized against this wider backdrop though he seldom swam with the tide. His influence however did not remain confined within the four walls of educational institutes as Wood’s Dispatch (1854)–considered as the magna carta of English education in colonial India was much inspired by Duff’s policies.
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Duff (1806–1878) was the first foreign missionary of the Church of Scotland and a leading figure in promoting Christian education in India. Duff pioneered what he called 'downward filter theory' which centred on educating India's upper caste through English in the hope that this elite group would then take responsibility for the evangelisation and modernisation of South Asia.
