The Moravian Church became widely known and respected for its "missions to the heathen," achieving a high reputation among the pious and with government. This study looks at its connections with evangelical networks, and its indirect role in the great debate on the slave trade, as well as the operations of Moravian missionaries in the field. The Moravians' decision, in 1764, to expand and publicise their foreign missions (largely to the British colonies) coincided with the development of relations between their British leaders and evangelicals from various denominations, among whom were those...
The Moravian Church became widely known and respected for its "missions to the heathen," achieving a high reputation among the pious and with governme...