From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya : A Biographical History of Christian Missions

by Ruth A. Tucker

• ISBN13: 9780310239376
• ISBN10: 0310239370
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780310830627
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Zondervan
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Summary

This is history at its best. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is readable, informative, gripping, and above all honest. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya helps readers understand the life and role of a missionary through real life examples of missionaries throughout history. We see these men and women as fallible and human in their failures as well as their successes. These great leaders of missions are presented as real people, and not super-saints. This second edition covers all 2,000 years of mission history with a special emphasis on the modern era, including chapters focused on the Muslim world, Third World missions, and a comparison of missions in Korea and Japan. It also contains both a general and an "illustration" index where readers can easily locate particular missionaries, stories, or incidents. New design graphics, photographs, and maps help make this a compelling book. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is as informative and intriguing as it is inspiring-an invaluable resource for missionaries, mission agencies, students, and all who are concerned about the spreading of the gospel throughout the world.

Table of Contents

List of Graphics	9	(2)
Preface to the Second Edition	11	(2)
Preface	13	(8)
PART I: THE IRRESISTIBLE ADVANCE
1 THE EARLY CENTURIES: EVANGELIZING THE ROMAN EMPIRE	21	(23)
Paul the Apostle	26	(4)
Polycarp	30	(2)
Perpetua	32	(2)
Ulfilas	34	(3)
Patrick	37	(3)
Columba	40	(4)
2 ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSIONS: BAPTIZING THE MASSES	44	(27)
Boniface (Winfried)	47	(4)
Anskar	51	(2)
Cyril and Methodius	53	(3)
Raymond Lull	56	(4)
Bartholomew de Las Casas	60	(2)
Francis Xavier	62	(5)
Matthew Ricci	67	(4)
3 AMERICAN INDIAN MISSIONS: SEEKING THE "NOBLE SAVAGE"	71	(26)
Paul Le Jeune	72	(2)
John Eliot	74	(5)
The Mayhews	79	(1)
David Brainerd	80	(4)
Eleazer Wheelock	84	(1)
David Zeisberger	85	(1)
Isaac McCoy	86	(2)
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman	88	(9)
4 THE MORAVIAN ADVANCE: DAWN OF PROTESTANT MISSIONS	97	(24)
Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf	100	(4)
Christian David and Hans Egede	104	(6)
George Schmidt	110	(11)
PART 2: THE "GREAT CENTURY"
5 SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA: CONFRONTING ANCIENT CREEDS	121	(26)
William Carey	122	(8)
Adoniram and Ann Judson	130	(9)
George and Sarah Boardman	139	(2)
Alexander Duff	141	(3)
James and Isabella Thoburn	144	(3)
6 BLACK AFRICA: "THE WHITE MAN'S GRAVEYARD"	147	(29)
Robert and Mary Moffat	149	(6)
David Livingstone	155	(8)
George Grenfell	163	(2)
William Sheppard	165	(2)
Alexander Mackay	167	(3)
Mary Slessor	170	(6)
7 CHINA: "BARBARIANS NOT WELCOME"	176	(32)
Robert Morrison	178	(4)
Liang Afa	182	(2)
Karl F.A. Gutzlaff	184	(2)
J. Hudson Taylor	186	(15)
Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth	201	(4)
Mildred Cable	205	(3)
8 THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: PREACHING IN "PARADISE"	208	(28)
Henry Nott and the Duff Missionaries	211	(3)
Hiram Bingham and Hawaiian Missions	214	(5)
John Williams	219	(5)
John G. Paton	224	(4)
John Coleridge Patteson	228	(2)
Florence Young	230	(6)
9 THE MUSLIM WORLD: MISSION FIELD IN THE DESERT
Henry Martyr	236	(2)
Samuel Zwemer	238	(4)
Temple Gairdner	242	(3)
Constance Padwick	245	(3)
Maude Cary	248	(6)
10 KOREA AND JAPAN: A CONTRAST IN RECEPTIVITY	254	(33)
Horace Allen	256	(2)
Henry Appenzeller	258	(4)
Horace and Lillias Horton Underwood	262	(2)
John L. Nevius	264	(4)
Protestant Mission Initiatives in Japan	268	(1)
William Smith Clark and Kanzo Uchimura	269	(3)
Charles and Lettie Cowman	272	(3)
Mabel Francis	275	(12)
PART 3: THE EXPANDING INVOLVEMENT
11 SINGLE WOMEN MISSIONARIES: "SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS"	287	(25)
Adele Marion Fielde	290	(4)
Charlotte (Lottie) Diggs Moon	294	(4)
Amy Carmichael	298	(5)
Johanna Veenstra	303	(3)
Gladys Aylward	306	(6)
12 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS: FORSAKING WEALTH AND PRESTIGE	312	(23)
C.T. Studd	314	(5)
John R. Mott	319	(6)
Robert E. Speer	325	(2)
Fletcher Brockman	327	(3)
E. Stanley Jones	330	(5)
13 "FAITH" MISSIONARIES: DEPENDING ON GOD ALONE	335	(29)
A.B. Simpson and the Christian and Missionary Alliance	336	(4)
Fredrik Franson and TEAM	340	(1)
Rowland Bingham and the Sudan Interior Mission	341	(5)
Peter Cameron Scott and the Africa Inland Mission	346	(3)
C.I. Scofield and the Central American Mission	349	(3)
Jim Elliot and Operation Auca	352	(8)
Eliza Davis George and the Elizabeth Native Interior Mission	360	(4)
14 INNOVATION AND INGENUITY: THE CALL FOR SPECIALIZATION	364	(35)
Medical Missions: "Angels of Mercy"	366	(2)
Ida Scudder	368	(4)
Carl Becker	372	(3)
William Cameron Townsend and Bible Translation	375	(6)
Clarence W. Jones and HCJB	381	(5)
Elizabeth "Betty" Greene and Mission Aviation	386	(13)
PART 4: THE ERA OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM
15 TWENTIETH-CENTURY MARTYRS: "YANKEE, GO HOME"	399	(21)
Betty and John Stam and China Martyrs	402	(4)
Paul Carlson and the Congo Martyrs	406	(4)
Betty Olsen and the Vietnam Martyrs	410	(4)
Chet Bitterman and Latin America Martyrs	414	(3)
William Donald McClure	417	(3)
16 THIRD WORLD MISSIONS: YOUNGER CHURCHES REACH OUT	420	(19)
Pandita Ramabai	423	(5)
William Wade Harris	428	(2)
Semisi Nau	430	(2)
John Sung	432	(3)
Elka of the Wai Wai	435	(4)
17 NEW METHODS AND STRATEGY: REACHING TOMORROW'S WORLD	439	(19)
R. Kenneth Strachan	443	(4)
Orlando Costas	447	(2)
Donald McGavran	449	(3)
Ralph and Roberta Winter	452	(2)
Lesslie Newbigin	454	(4)
18 SAINTS AND CELEBRITIES: APPEALING TO THE MASSES	458	(21)
Bob Pierce	460	(1)
Bruce Olson	461	(1)
Mother Teresa	461	(3)
Brother Andrew and Open Doors	464	(4)
Helen Roseveare	468	(4)
Jackie Pullinger	472	(3)
Don Richardson	475	(4)
Postscript	479	(4)
Notes	483	(30)
General Bibliography	513	(2)
Illustration Index	515	(4)
General Index	519