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From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya : a biographical history of Christian missions /
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TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI Zondervan ©2004Edition: Second editionDescription: 526 Pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780310239376
- 0310239370
- 266/.0092/2 22
- B 22
- BV3700 .T83 2004
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Summary: A revised edition of a highly acclaimed textbook on the history of Christian missions.--From publisher's description.
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" --
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 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" --
A revised edition of a highly acclaimed textbook on the history of Christian missions.--From publisher's description.
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