Josiah Strong was indeed an imperialist in the sense that he advocated for American expansionism and the spread of Christianity and Western civilization. In his writings, particularly in "Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis," he promoted the idea that Anglo-Saxons had a divine responsibility to civilize and uplift other races and nations. His views reflected the broader imperialist mindset of the late 19th century, emphasizing both cultural and territorial expansion.
Josiah Strong was born in 1847.
Josiah Strong died in 1916.
Josiah Strong was born in 1847 and died in 1916. He was a Protestant pastor who came to lead a new movement called the Social Gospel.
Theodore Roosevelt, and Josiah Strong
Josiah Strong
Imperialist countries.
imperialistic
imperialistic
He appointed an anti-imperialist as Secretary of State.
Josiah Strong
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He argued it was our duty to help the backwards people of the world