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020 _a0310239370 (alk. paper)
040 _aDLC
_cDLC
_dDLC
042 _apcc
100 1 _aTucker, Ruth,
_d1945-
245 1 0 _aFrom Jerusalem to Irian Jaya :
_ba biographical history of Christian missions /
_cRuth A. Tucker.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bZondervan,
_cc2004.
300 _a526 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
337 _aunmediated
338 _avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 513-514) and indexes.
505 _aThe 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
650 0 _aMissionaries
_vBiography.
650 0 _aMissions
_xHistory.
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_cBK
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