missionary
Let an agent explain the missionary role across traditions, relay history, kinds, practices and debates from religious studies and historical sources with attribution, describe the kinds the registry aliases name, and distinguish missionaries from clergy generally, from aid workers and from religious converts, noting misfiled instance aliases.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the missionary role across traditions, relay history, kinds, practices and debates from religious studies and historical sources with attribution, describe the kinds the registry aliases name, and distinguish missionaries from clergy generally, from aid workers and from religious converts, noting misfiled instance aliases.
A person sent by a religious organisation to spread its faith or to provide services such as education and health care in another community or country, including Christian missionaries of many denominations, Catholic Fidei Donum priests lent by their dioceses to other churches, medical missionaries and Latter-day Saint missionaries serving fixed terms; the registry aliases also name a specific person, Julia Lowder, and a diarist category, which are instances rather than kinds. The model presents missionary work and its critics with attribution and respect.
What it is for: Spreading a faith and serving communities.
It can be explain the role; relay history and kinds; describe practices; distinguish related roles.
Distinguishing features
Sent by a religious body
Cross-cultural
Evangelism and service
Many traditions
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a person on a religious mission.
Physical character
Fidei Donum encyclical: 1957 year - Pius XII
Latter-day Saint missionaries serving: about 70000 count - 2020s
Christian missionaries worldwide: about 400000 count - estimates
How it is recognised
Person sent to spread a faith or serve abroad
Christian missionary, Fidei Donum missionary, medical missionary, Mormon missionary; Julia Lowder as an instance
Clergy serve congregations; aid workers are secular; converts receive rather than send
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is sent by - such as a church or mission society
is exemplified by - combining faith and health care
is distinct from - an individual named as an alias
In practice
Families and kinds
Christian missionaries of Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox churches
Fidei Donum priests
medical and educational missionaries
Latter-day Saint missionaries
Buddhist, Islamic and other religious missionaries
historical missionaries in colonial contexts
Standards and regulation
Visa and registration rules for religious workers
Church regulations on missions
Laws restricting proselytism in some countries
Failure modes and hazards
Partisan framing of mission history
Registry aliases naming an individual and a diarist category
Disrespect toward host or missionary traditions
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.missionary
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a missionary is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a missionary, and how does the role differ from clergy, aid workers and converts? definition
- Is the question about the role, a tradition, history, a debate or a specific person? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are Christian, Fidei Donum, medical and Latter-day Saint missionaries, and how do other religions send missionaries? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Practice Practice.
Sources.
Work
Work.
Work
Work.
- What do missionaries do, from evangelism to schools and hospitals? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Training
Training and sending.
Training
Training.
- How are missionaries trained, sent and supported by their organisations? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History and debates.
Attribution.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did missions develop from early Christianity through the colonial era to today, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of Christian missions? action
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates exist about missions, colonialism, culture and proselytism laws, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and respectful? boundary
Context Culture and records.
Context.
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How are missionaries portrayed in literature and film? provenance
- Which entry fits missionary literature? action
Records
Diaries and records.
Records
Records.
- How are missionary diaries and archives used by historians, including Latter-day Saint diarists? provenance
- Which entry fits missionary archives? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should medical missionary and Fidei Donum be separate primary entries?
- How should religious studies sources be linked?
- The registry aliases Julia Lowder and Mormon missionary diarist are instances or categories, not kinds, and should be split off