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

By:

Tucker, Ruth, 1945-

Publication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2004.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 526 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0310239370 (alk. paper)

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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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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

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

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