CALLAWAY, Henry (1817-1890):
converted from QUAKERISM by the writings of F. D. MAURICE.
Callaway trained as a medical doctor before becoming an ANGLICAN MINISTER and missionary
to Natal where he served under BISHOP COLENSO. As a MISSIONARY he opposed Colenso's views
on POLYGAMY arguing that however fine in theory, the practice denigrated women. His
sympathy for AFRICAN RELIGIONS is evident in his many writings, the best known of which
are Nursery Tales, Traditions, and Histories of the Zulus (1868) and The
Religious System of the Ama-Zulu (1870). Passionately interested in COMPARATIVE
RELIGION, his contribution to RELIGIOUS STUDIES has yet to be fully appreciated.