From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya : a biographical history of Christian missions /
Tucker, Ruth, 1945-
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya : a biographical history of Christian missions / Ruth A. Tucker. - 1st Indian ed - Seunderabad : Grand Rapids, Mich. : OM books , Zondervan, c2004. - 493 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-514) and indexes.
Pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. 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 -- pt. 3. 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 -- pt. 4. 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.
0310239370 (alk. paper) 8173626472
Missionaries--Biography.
Missions--History.
266.00922 B / TUC
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya : a biographical history of Christian missions / Ruth A. Tucker. - 1st Indian ed - Seunderabad : Grand Rapids, Mich. : OM books , Zondervan, c2004. - 493 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-514) and indexes.
Pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. 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 -- pt. 3. 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 -- pt. 4. 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.
0310239370 (alk. paper) 8173626472
Missionaries--Biography.
Missions--History.
266.00922 B / TUC