Daniel Bliss and the founding of Syrian protestant college

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2018

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Aslam, Noman
Mammadli, Murad
Maghsoudi, Amir Hossein
Albeik, Abdulmalak

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Bilkent University

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Turkish

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Tarık Tansu Yiğit, HIST 209-3 (2018-2019 Fall) ; 1

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Daniel Bliss, ABCFM'de çalışan ve Beyrut Lübnan'daki Suriye Protestan Kolej'in kurucusu olan Amerikalı bir misyonerdi. Kolejin ilk yıllarında, kolejin kurulmasına ve yönetimine önemli ölçüde katkıda bulunmuştur. Bunun yanı sıra, Bliss, Koleji inşa ederek yerel halkın eğitiminde de aktif bir rol almıştır. Bunlara rağmen Bliss’in ana motifleri Hıristiyanlığın mesajını yaymaktı. Bliss Dini inançlarına rağmen, farklı kökenden herkesin çalışabileceği laik bir okulun lehine idi. Bu zihniyet nedeniyle, öğrencilerle olan etkileşimi, diğer misyoner okullardan farklıydı. Bu sebepten dolayı günümüzde üniversite tanınmış bir akademik kurum haline gelmiştir.


Daniel Bliss was an American missionary working in ABCFM and the founder of the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut Lebanon. In the early years of the college, he contributed significantly to the establishment and management of the college. Despite his significant contribution to the local population through the construction of the college, his main motives lied with the spread of the message of Christianity. In the face of his religious beliefs, he was in favor of a secular school where everyone from different backgrounds could study. Due to this mentality, his interaction with students was different from how the students were treated in other missionary schools which is the reason why the university became a globally well-known academic institution.

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