Birth of Missions in AmericaWipf and Stock Publishers, 2012 M12 7 - 351 páginas "In one blow this stout book replaces all previous vague, brief, and seriously erroneous summaries of the origins of missions in America . . . a definitive treatment."Ralph D. Winter"Contemporary Christian missions, desperately in need of a theology of mission, will benefit form a serious study of this book. Neglected episodes of missionary history are eruditely exploited to provide theological undergirding . . . Missiology . . . needs this stabilizing historical doctrinal emphasis."Justice C. Anderson"Charles Chaney makes an important contribution to the understanding of the development of the American missionary movement from its beginning . . . He demonstrates the unity and interaction of Indian, home and overseas missions in a single worldwide enterprise. Here is a wealth of knowledge organized and interpreted for our illumination which will give almost every reader an entirely new understanding of the mission of the American church."R. Pierce Beaver"I am writing to express my enthusiasm in view of the publication of The Birth of Missions in America. I shall be making use of it in my classes . . . a solid work in a neglected area and time period that will meet a need."Hugo H. Culpeper". . . an immense volume . . . meticulously documented and representing exhaustive research. It presents the most excellent primary source material that this reviewer has seen in a long time."Helen E. Falls |
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... God. His are the redemptive purpose and plan. Wo thought of God is true to His revelation of Himself that does not ... God's own possession.” W. O. Carver — 1909 The Spirit which impels to missionary labour is the Spirit of Christ. All ...
... God. His are the redemptive purpose and plan. Wo thought of God is true to His revelation of Himself that does not ... God's own possession.” W. O. Carver — 1909 The Spirit which impels to missionary labour is the Spirit of Christ. All ...
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... God, planted in a howling wilderness. They were a beautiful pattern of the Lord God's divine intention for the whole world. The Indian mission brought more glorious prospects. Early success among the Indians brought hope, as Thomas ...
... God, planted in a howling wilderness. They were a beautiful pattern of the Lord God's divine intention for the whole world. The Indian mission brought more glorious prospects. Early success among the Indians brought hope, as Thomas ...
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... God's conditions were met, would become |MMANUEL'S sand, a Mountain of Hosiness, a Habitation of Righteousness! The ... God, his purpose for the world, and forward to the end of all things, when he shall bring his plan to final ...
... God's conditions were met, would become |MMANUEL'S sand, a Mountain of Hosiness, a Habitation of Righteousness! The ... God, his purpose for the world, and forward to the end of all things, when he shall bring his plan to final ...
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... God's elect people. Paradise or garden is that enclosure of God's people planted in the wilderness, which either maintains a precarious existence and is in constant danger of being invaded by the wilderness or is a sort of seed bed from ...
... God's elect people. Paradise or garden is that enclosure of God's people planted in the wilderness, which either maintains a precarious existence and is in constant danger of being invaded by the wilderness or is a sort of seed bed from ...
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... God's grand plot for the ages. What pattern of thinking and what theological presuppositions caused them to consider an ocean-spanning errand? Was there something in their own self-image in their understanding God, or their view of ...
... God's grand plot for the ages. What pattern of thinking and what theological presuppositions caused them to consider an ocean-spanning errand? Was there something in their own self-image in their understanding God, or their view of ...
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Introduction | 97 |
PART MISSIONARY THOUGHT | 181 |
Introduction | 213 |
Garden or Wilderness The Mission to America | 289 |
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