scholarly journals COVID-19 in missiological and historical perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 009182962097238
Author(s):  
Robert A Danielson ◽  
Benjamin L Hartley ◽  
James R Krabill
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Influenza Pandemic ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Christian Mission ◽  
Christian Endeavor ◽  
Christian Leaders

COVID-19 is affecting Christian mission in many different ways. Doubtless it is inspiring some people to initiate new mission efforts, while in other contexts it is causing thriving mission to change radically or cease altogether. In this forum article, three missiologists write essays about how mission was affected during the influenza pandemic of 1918–1919, the event most frequently compared to COVID-19 for its similarly worldwide scope. James Krabill’s essay describes how the earlier influenza pandemic led to renewed spiritual vigor in Nigeria and the establishment of several new denominations in West Africa, which remain influential today. Robert Danielson’s essay examines how a ministry to sailors in the early 20th century, known as the Floating Christian Endeavor, was negatively impacted by the influenza pandemic. This article concludes with Benjamin Hartley’s story of how the life of John R Mott, perhaps the most famous world Christian statesman in 1918, was also affected by the influenza’s scourge. These historical essays provide both inspiration and consolation for contemporary mission initiatives as missiologists and other Christian leaders seek to respond to the crises of their own day.

scholarly journals Pneumoencephalography in the workup of neuropsychiatric illnesses: a historical perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. E10
Author(s):  
Mariam Ishaque ◽  
David J. Wallace ◽  
Ramesh Grandhi
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Neurosurgical Procedures ◽  
Clinical Neuroscience ◽  
Historical Perspectives

Throughout history, neurosurgical procedures have been fundamental in advancing neuroscience; however, this has not always been without deleterious side effects or harmful consequences. While critical to the progression of clinical neuroscience during the early 20th century, yet, at the same time, poorly tolerated by patients, pneumoencephalography is one such procedure that exemplifies this juxtaposition. Presented herein are historical perspectives and reflections on the role of the pneumoencephalography in the diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric illnesses.

scholarly journals Did the ancient Egyptians migrate to ancient Nigeria?

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jock M. Agai
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
West African ◽  
Samuel Johnson ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
African History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject

Literatures concerning the history of West African peoples published from 1900 to 1970 debate�the possible migrations of the Egyptians into West Africa. Writers like Samuel Johnson and�Lucas Olumide believe that the ancient Egyptians penetrated through ancient Nigeria but Leo�Frobenius and Geoffrey Parrinder frowned at this opinion. Using the works of these early�20th century writers of West African history together with a Yoruba legend which teaches�about the origin of their earliest ancestor(s), this researcher investigates the theories that the�ancient Egyptians had contact with the ancient Nigerians and particularly with the Yorubas.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: There is an existing ideology�amongst the Yorubas and other writers of Yoruba history that the original ancestors of�the Yorubas originated in ancient Egypt hence there was migration between Egypt and�Yorubaland. This researcher contends that even if there was migration between Egypt and�Nigeria, such migration did not take place during the predynastic and dynastic period as�speculated by some scholars. The subject is open for further research.

scholarly journals INDUSTRI KERAMIK TRADISIONAL CINA DI SAKKOK, SINGKAWANG 1933-2000

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Any Rahmayani
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Ceramic Industry ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
Ceramics Industry

AbstrakPenelitian ini menyajikan tentang dinamika industri keramik tradisional Cina di Sakkok, sebuah wilayah di Kota Singkawang, Provinsi Kalimantan Barat sepanjang abad ke-20. Latar belakang penelitian ini adalah keberadaan industri keramik tradisional Cina di Sakkok yang sedang digarap sebagai aset ekonomi dan pariwisata bagi Singkawang. Permasalahan pokok yang dibahas adalah dinamika industri keramik tradisional Cina di Sakkok, Singkawang dalam perspektif sejarah. Tujuan dari kajian ini yaitu menggambarkan tentang tradisi pembuatan keramik tradisional Cina di Sakkok, menguraikan perintisan industri keramik tradisional Cina pada awal abad ke-20 dan menjelaskan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi industri ini. Metode yang digunakan metode heuristik, kritik, interpretasi dan historiografi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ciri tradisional keramik Cina yang terlihat pada bahan bakunya, peralatan proses proses pembentukan, penglasiran,dan pembakaran, motif dan desain, serta alat pembakaran yang disebut tungku naga. Perubahan yang terkait dengan ketersediaan bahan baku, bahan penunjang dan teknik pembakaran serta kondisi sosial politik membawa dampak bagi keberlangsungan industri keramik tradisional Cina dari Singkawang ini.AbstractThis study presents the dynamics of traditional Chinese ceramics industry in Sakkok, Singkawang, in the Province of West Kalimantan during the 20th century. The background of this research is the existence of traditional Chinese ceramics industry in Sakkok which is being worked on as an economic and tourism asset for Singkawang. The main problem for this study is the historical perspective of the dynamics of traditional Chinese ceramics industry in Sakkok. The purpose of this study is describing the tradition of producing traditionalChinese ceramics in Sakkok, outlining pioneering in the industry in the early 20th century, and explaining the factors affecting it. The author used heuristic, criticism, interpretation and historiography. The results showed that the characteristics of traditional Chinese ceramics are depicted in the raw materials, equipment, processes of formation, glazing, and burning, motifs and designs, as well as burning tool called dragon furnace. Changes related to the availability of raw and auxiliary materials, burning techniques as well as the social and political conditions have impact on the sustainability of traditional Chinese ceramic industry in Singkawang.

Between Local and Colonial Perceptions: The History of Slum Clearances in Lagos (Nigeria), 1924-1960

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liora Bigon
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
British Rule ◽  
History Of ◽  
Colonial Government ◽  
Colonial Settlement

AbstractFollowing the establishment of the British rule in Lagos in the mid-19th century, the pre-colonial settlement became most central in West Africa, economically and administratively. Yet, scarce resources at the disposal of the colonial government and its exploitive nature prevented any serious remedy for the increasingly pressing residential needs. This article examines slum clearances in Lagos from the early 20th century until the de-colonization era in Nigeria (the 1950s), from a perspective of cultural history. This perspective reveals the width of the conceptual gaps between the colonizers and the colonized, and the chronic mutual misunderstanding regarding the nature of slums and the appropriate ways to eliminate them. Tracing the indigenous perceptions and reactions concerning slum clearance shows that the colonial situation was far from being an overwhelmingly hegemonic one.

Cornerstone Documents, Milestones, and Policies: Shaping the Direction of Public Health Nursing 1890-1950

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Kub ◽  
Pamela Kulbok ◽  
Doris Glick
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Nursing Leadership ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Nursing ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health Nursing

The interplay of policy, milestone events, and cornerstone documents was critical in the evolution of the specialty of public health nursing (PHN) from 1890-1950. Using our contemporary lens, this article examines PHN development from an historical perspective, including events and milestones driving growth in the early 20th century. Some of the challenges faced by our founding public health nursing leadership are not unlike challenges we face today. In 1950, Ruth Hubbard, a former leader in the National Organization of Public Health Nurses and Director of the Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia, spoke of the value of examining the past to forge a new future. This article calls for contemporary public health nurses to act upon the lessons learned from the past, to strengthen the renewed focus on prevention, to develop policies that impact population health, and to foster a vision that will guide us into the future.

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