Biographical dictionary of Christian missions
Anderson, Gerald H
ISBN 10: 0802846807 ISBN 13: 9780802846808
Published by Eerdmans Pub Co, 1999
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The worldwide impact of Christianity is a direct result of people who have played key roles in the missionary enterprise. This unique reference work documents the global history of Christian missions with biographical articles on the most outstanding missionaries from the past 2,000 years. Written by 350 experts from 45 countries, the BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY contains more than 2,400 original, signed biographies that portray leading missionary figures from Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant, Pentecostal, independent, and indigenous churches. Arranged in a convenient A-Z format, the articles provide biographical information for each missionary covered as well as discussion of their writings, public achievements, and contributions to contemporary mission issues. Seller Inventory # 247223
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The worldwide impact of Christianity is a direct result of people who have played key roles in the missionary enterprise. This unique reference work documents the global history of Christian missions with biographical articles on the most outstanding missionaries from the past 2,000 years. Written by 350 experts from 45 countries, the BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY contains more than 2,400 original, signed biographies that portray leading missionary figures from Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant, Pentecostal, independent, and indigenous churches. Arranged in a convenient A-Z format, the articles provide biographical information for each missionary covered as well as discussion of their writings, public achievements, and contributions to contemporary mission issues.
Reviews: Articles on 2,400 missionaries are alphabetically arranged and explore the time immediately following the New Testament era through to the present. This paperback edition of a work previously published by Macmillan in 1998 makes a number of minor textual corrections and updates information on the deaths of contributors and subjects.
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Title: Biographical dictionary of Christian missions
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Softcover/Paperback
Condition: Fair
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