AbstractsPhilosophy & Theology

This thesis provides an examination of William Carey’s missionary vision in light of the influences of the late 18th century. I begin the thesis proper with an examination of key events and writings of the late 18th. Using this I attempt to shape a worldview for the Northamptonshire Baptist Association, the small group of particular Baptists with whom William Carey was intimate. This is done through the use of N.T. Wright’s language of ‘story, symbol and questions’. Having shaped a worldview for this group I examine William Carey’s British years, and investigate how it further developed and informed the above worldview. I conclude Part One by shaping a missionary aim for William Carey alongside a set of values. Part two examines four endeavours within Carey’s missionary enterprise and investigates the influence the above values may have had upon those endeavours. Following this examination I attempt to define Carey’s praxis based on N.T. Wright’s language of aim, intentions and motivations. I conclude by attempting to describe William Carey’s community-building with reference to those intentions and motivations.