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An Analysis of American Board’s Manuals and Handbooks

AMERİKAN BOARD’UN KILAVUZ VE EL KİTAPLARININANALİZİ

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1125–1143
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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Ananalysis of these documents is crucial because theyhelp us understand the Board’s structure better.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The American Board (American Board ofCommissioners for Foreign Missions) (ABCFM) isa Protestant agency founded in 1810.
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Key Findings & Data:In 1812, thestate of Massachusetts chartered American Board tosend missionaries abroad for religious motives.
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Conclusion & Impact:Ananalysis of these documents is crucial because theyhelp us understand the Board’s structure better.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
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Abstract

The American Board (American Board ofCommissioners for Foreign Missions) (ABCFM) isa Protestant agency founded in 1810. In 1812, thestate of Massachusetts chartered American Board tosend missionaries abroad for religious motives. Themissionaries of the Board were also encouraged topursue charitable work within their fields, likeopening hospitals and schools. The AmericanBoard’s first missionaries arrived in Izmir (Smyrna)in 1820, and until the 1920s, they established manymission stations chiefly for Armenians and Greeksboth in the Balkans and Anatolia. To be moreefficient, they divided their work in Turkey intoseparate administrative units, like Eastern, Central,Western, and European Turkey Missions, and theycontinued their activities in the Turkish Republic.During different periods, the Board publishedmanuals for its missionary candidates and appointedmissionaries and handbooks for its missions andmissionaries for organizational purposes. In thesedocuments, the rules and regulations of theAmerican Board are explained, and the details of theBoard’s relations with its missionaries are provided.To better understand the working principles of theBoard and its missionaries, this study analysis someof these manuals and handbooks published duringthe first three decades of the twentieth century. Ananalysis of these documents is crucial because theyhelp us understand the Board’s structure better.

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Amerikan Board (Amerika Yabancı Misyon TemsilcileriBirliği) (ABCFM) 1810 yılında kurulmuş bir Protestanmisyonerlik örgütüdür. 1812 yılında Massachusettseyaleti Amerikan Board’un yurt dışına dinî amaçlı olarakmisyoner göndermesini onaylamıştır. Misyonerler ayrıcagittikleri bölgelerde hastane ve okul açma gibi işlerde deçalışmaları için cesaretlendirilmişlerdir. AmerikanBoard’un ilk misyonerleri İzmir’e 1820 yılında gelmiş ve1920’lere kadar özellikle Ermeni ve Rumlar için hemBalkanlar hem de Anadolu’da birçok istasyonkurmuşlardır. Daha etkili çalışabilmek için OsmanlıDevletini (Doğu, Merkezi, Batı ve Avrupa TürkiyesiMisyonları gibi) ayrı yönetim birimlerine bölmüşler veTürkiye Cumhuriyetinde de çalışmalarına devametmişlerdir. Amerikan Board, kurumsal amaçlarla farklıdönemlerde örgüte katılacak misyoner adayları içinkılavuzlar (manuals) ve bünyesindeki misyon vemisyonerler için el kitapları (handbooks) yayınlamıştır.Bu belgelerde Amerikan Board’un kural ve yönetmelikleriaçıklanmış, örgütün misyonerleri ile ilişkisinin detaylarıverilmiştir. Bu çalışma Board’un ve misyonerlerininçalışma prensiplerinin daha iyi anlaşılabilmesi içinyirminci yüzyılın ilk otuz yılı içerisinde Board tarafındanyayınlanmış olan misyoner adayı ve misyoner kılavuz veel kitaplarından bazılarını analiz etmektedir. Bukitapçıkların incelenmesi Board’un yapılanmasını dahaiyi anlamamızı sağlayan belgeler olmaları bakımındanönemlidir.

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DÖŞKAYA, F. Ç. (2022). An Analysis of American Board’s Manuals and Handbooks. History Studies, Cilt: 13 - Sayı: 4, 1125–1143. https://ajindex.com/articles/536541

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