TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tucker,Ruth
TI  - From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: a biographical history of Christian missions 
SN  - 0310239370 (alk. paper)
AV  - BV 3700 .T83 2004 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - Zondervan
KW  - Missionaries
KW  - Biography
KW  - Missions
KW  - History
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - A revised edition of a highly acclaimed textbook on the history of Christian missions.--From publisher's description
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003027902.html
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