From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya : a biographical history of Christian missions /
Tucker, Ruth, 1945-
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya : a biographical history of Christian missions / Ruth A. Tucker. - 2nd ed. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2004. - 526 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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
0310239370 (alk. paper)
2003027902
Missionaries--Biography.
Missions--History.
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya : a biographical history of Christian missions / Ruth A. Tucker. - 2nd ed. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2004. - 526 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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
0310239370 (alk. paper)
2003027902
Missionaries--Biography.
Missions--History.
