Two Thousand Years Of Missions Before Carey

Based upon and embodying many of the earliest extent Accounts with map and illustrations Part 1: Genesis Missions, Part II: distributions of Missions: Asia, Africa, Europe, Artic Regions, America. Part III: Continuity of Missions, 32 plates, 152 illust., 1 map.

This book provides a comprehensive history of Christian missions before William Carey's famous mission to India in 1793. It covers the early church, the medieval period, the age of exploration, and more. Barnes focuses on the work of lesser-known missionaries and the challenges they faced in spreading the gospel. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The case study method of teaching has revolutionized higher education, becoming the favored technique of presenters who want to help groups entertain options outside their normal repertory of programmed responses. In Christian Mission: A Case Study Approach, Alan Neely of Princeton Theological Seminary adapts this educational tool to the study of cross- cultural ministries and mission. First, Neely introduces the case study in Christian thought by analyzing what is meant by a ""context"" and what the problem of contextualization means. This introduction will help classroom instructor as well as the casual reader understand how to use ""cases"" and what issues are involved. Neely then tackles questions that arise in the encounter of Christianity with Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and primal religions. From the contemporary case of ""A Letter from Claire"" to the classic historical study ""Roberto de Nobili,"" Christian Mission clearly illustrates how far and deep questions of contextualization run.