From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya : a biographical history of Christian missions / Ruth A. Tucker.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2004.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 526 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0310239370 (alk. paper)
  • 9780310239376 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 266 22 T798f
LOC classification:
  • BV3700 .T83 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
The irresistible advance. The early centuries : evangelizing the Roman Empire ; Roman Catholic missions : baptizing the masses ; American Indian missions : seeking the "noble savage" ; The Moravian advance : dawn of Protestant missions -- The "great century". South Central Asia : confronting ancient creeds ; Black Africa : "the white man's graveyard" ; China : "barbarians not welcome" ; The Pacific Islands : preaching in "paradise" ; The Muslim world : mission field in the desert ; Korea and Japan : a contrast in receptivity -- The expanding involvement. Single women missionaries : "second-class citizens" ; Student volunteers : forsaking wealth and prestige ; "Faith" missionaries : depending on God alone ; Innovation and ingenuity : the call for specialization -- The era of the new millennium. Twentieth-century martyrs : "Yankee, go home" ; Third World missions : younger churches reach out ; New methods and strategy : reaching tomorrow's world ; Saints and celebrities : appealing to the masses.
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Books Books Tantur Ecumenical Institute Library Main Collection (Lower Floor) 266 T798f (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SS000949573

Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-514) and indexes.

The irresistible advance. The early centuries : evangelizing the Roman Empire ; Roman Catholic missions : baptizing the masses ; American Indian missions : seeking the "noble savage" ; The Moravian advance : dawn of Protestant missions -- The "great century". South Central Asia : confronting ancient creeds ; Black Africa : "the white man's graveyard" ; China : "barbarians not welcome" ; The Pacific Islands : preaching in "paradise" ; The Muslim world : mission field in the desert ; Korea and Japan : a contrast in receptivity -- The expanding involvement. Single women missionaries : "second-class citizens" ; Student volunteers : forsaking wealth and prestige ; "Faith" missionaries : depending on God alone ; Innovation and ingenuity : the call for specialization -- The era of the new millennium. Twentieth-century martyrs : "Yankee, go home" ; Third World missions : younger churches reach out ; New methods and strategy : reaching tomorrow's world ; Saints and celebrities : appealing to the masses.

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