Mission and Missionary Studies

Builders of the Chinese Church:

Pioneer Protestant Missionaries and Chinese Church Leaders

By G. Wright Doyle (editor)

A collection of biographical studies of nine key figures, European and Chinese, in the growth and development of the Protestant Church in China.

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C.T. Studd:

Cricketer and Pioneer

By Norman Grubb

The biography of one of the greatest cricketers of his time, who became a missionary and founded the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade.

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Catherine Booth:

Laying the Theological Foundations of a Radical Movement

By John Read

A biography of Catherine Booth, examining an often overlooked aspect of her legacy – her role in shaping the theological outlook of the Salvation Army.

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Christian Warfare in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe:

The Salvation Army and African Liberation, 1891–1991

By Norman H. Murdoch

A comprehensive history of the Salvation Army in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe, from the era of Victorian colonisation to the aftermath of the liberation struggle.

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Dr Ashley's Pleasure Yacht:

John Ashley, the Bristol Channel Mission and all that Followed

By R.W.H. Miller

The story of John Ashley, the 19th-century priest who founded the Bristol Channel Mission, the innovative maritime service that became the Mission to Seafarers.

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Jesus and Pocahontas:

Gospel, Mission, and National Myth

By Howard A. Snyder

A re-examination of the Pocahontas story, probing self-serving myths to reveal a complex tale that sheds light on the interplay between mission and culture.

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Legacy of the Founders:

From Monks to Missionaries

By Nicki Verploegen

An exploration of the origins and development of four great Christian spiritual traditions – monasticism, mendicancy, apostolic ministry and missionary life.

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Mary Slessor – Everybody's Mother:

The Era and Impact of a Victorian Missionary

By Jeanette Hardage

A biography of the Victorian missionary Mary Slessor, assessing her public and private lives from her own writings and other contemporary sources.

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Mary Sumner:

Mission, Education and Motherhood: Thinking a Life with Bourdieu

By Sue Anderson-Faithful

A biographical study of the Victorian educator Mary Sumner, locating her religious and social activism in the context of class, gender and empire.

The Ministry of the Spirit:

Selected Writings of Roland Allen

By Roland Allen and David M. Paton (editor)

Extracts from the writings of the radical thinker on missionary work, whose ideas have proved hugely influential for the modern approach to mission.

Series: Roland Allen Library