Mission and Missionary Studies
Books on mission and missiology, including general missionary studies, missionary history, theology of mission, and biographies of important missionaries.
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.
ISBN: 9780718894054
ISBN: 9780718844134
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.
ISBN: 9780718830281
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ISBN: 9780718842482
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.
ISBN: 9780718893200
ISBN: 9780718841638
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.
ISBN: 9780718894115
ISBN: 9780718844318
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.
ISBN: 9780718894504
ISBN: 9780718844851
Fishing for Souls:
The Development and Impact of British Fishermen's Missions
By Stephen Friend
A social history of the churches' missions to fishermen in Britain, charting their successes and setbacks from the nineteenth century onwards.
ISBN: 9780718895143
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.
ISBN: 9780718894191
ISBN: 9780718844455
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.
ISBN: 9780718892661
ISBN: 9780718840907
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.
ISBN: 9780718891855
ISBN: 9780718842024
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.
ISBN: 9780718894948
