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Title: From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya by Ruth A. Tucker ISBN: 0-310-45931-1 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 24 September, 1983 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Reference Material
Comment: This book was required for a college class at Moody Bible Institute (www.moody.edu). The author did a great job of caputring some of the interesting missionary characters over the years. No life is glossed over with flowery words or unrealistic statements. The good and bad facts are presented here.
Definitely an interesting read if you like history and missions. Good to read in short spurts as its set up similar to an encyclopedia. You can look up your missionary, read his or her blurb, and then skip around without missing much. I cannot think of a missionary that Ruth Tucker missed. She did a great job researching this book. Many missionaries I had never heard of with awesome stories are recorded here.
Rating: 4
Summary: Simple Account of Christian Missionary History
Comment: This is a very readable account of the history of missions. The author seemed to recount history without any favoritism, something that I could not easily do (there were a lot of pathetic missionaries in the past.) The book really showed the amazing sacrifice that many missionaries have made in the past to spread the Gospel.
The only major complaint I would have about this book can be found in the title. Irian Jaya no longer bears that name. The area is now known as West Papua. This shows that the book is fairly old and there has been a lot of exciting missionary activity since the writing of the book (1983).
This is a great book on the history of missions. The author starts with the apostle Paul and works her way all into the 1980's. Ruth Tucker writes in a very easy-to-read style. The book recounts many amazing stories about amazing people who desired to bring the gospel to the 'ends of the earth'. Most of these men and women were faithful, effective missionaries. But others have been faithful but ineffective. As a missionary in training, I found the book helpful as I analyzed all the different situations and encounters that the missionaries found themselves in. I can learn from their successes and their mistakes. I would recommend this book to anyone (should be everyone) involved in missions.
Rating: 5
Summary: Ever Dream of a Missionary Journey?
Comment: Enjoy a well written text book of Christian missions, from the eariliest beginnings to modern history. From the Apostle Paul, to Jim Elliott, each story will help you understand what the mission field is all about. It is so exciting to read about Patrick becoming a missionary to Ireland or Hudson Taylor going to China. It is exciting to read about David Livingston exploring Africa and William Carey in India. The book has exciting sections about Medical Missions, Single Women Missionaries, Twentified Century Martyrs and my favorite Missionary Aviation. Reading this masterpiece, you will learn by about these great men and women of God, how you too, can be an effective missionary. Learn about their trials they had to experience. From the South Seas, the Americas and to the remotest places on earth these missionaries traveled. Some lived long lives and others died for the cause of Christ. Some were even eating by cannibals. You can learn alot from their lives. This is must reading for every Christian in the world!!!
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Title: What in the World Is God Doing: The Essentials of Global Missions: An Introductory Guide by C. Gordon Olson ISBN: 0962485055 Publisher: Global Gospel Publishers Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: A History of Christian Missions (Pelican History of the Church, Vol 6) by Stephen Neill ISBN: 0140137637 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: November, 1994 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Concise History of the Christian World Mission: A Panoramic View of Missions from Pentecost to the Present by J. Herbert Kane ISBN: 0801053951 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: January, 1980 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History by A. Kenneth Curtis, J. Stephen Lang, Randy Petersen ISBN: 0800756444 Publisher: Fleming H Revell Co Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Let the Nations Be Glad! 2d ed. by John Piper, Tom Steller ISBN: 080102613X Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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