Tucker, Ruth,  1945- <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-514) and indexes. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> A revised edition of a highly acclaimed textbook on the history of Christian missions.--From publisher's description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0310239370 (alk. paper) 9780310239376 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003027902 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Missionaries--Biography.<br/>Missions--History.<br/>Missionaries.<br/>Missions.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biography.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV 3700 .T83 2004