Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The life and letters of Philip Quaque, the first African Anglican missionary The life and letters of Philip Quaque, the first African Anglican missionary Vincent Carretta This is the first edition of the correspondence of Philip Quaque, a prolific writer of African descent whose letters provide a unique perspective on the effects of the slave trade and its abolition i… OL15452798W
Reformation in foreign missions Reformation in foreign missions Robert Finley "This book is a call for change in the way foreign missionary work is carried on by evangelical Christians. After serving as a missionary evangelist throughout the world for 60 years, the author has … OL27736544W
Winter spring summer fall Winter spring summer fall Ryan J. Murphy A missionary in Africa uses the seasons to tell stories of living and lasting in the mission field while also giving twelve biblical leasons on making it in the mission field. OL27958073W
Jemas Laṅa o tat̲akālīna Bāṅāli samāja Jemas Laṅa o tat̲akālīna Bāṅāli samāja Binaẏa Bhūshaṇa Rāẏa On the life of James Long, 1814-1887, missionary to India and his contribution in the society of Bengal, India. OL28181771W
Outrageous Grace Outrageous Grace Grace Fabian "My husband, a missionary translator in Papua New Guinea, was murdered while sitting at his dek translating the love chapter into the Nabak language. As the first witness on the scene, I soon learned… OL28597482W
His grace is sufficent His grace is sufficent Edna de Headland You'll read that Edna and Paul Headland gave twenty-six years to the translation of the Scriptures into the Tunebo language. But it's not a simple project. You'll come to appreciate all that is invol… OL28766058W
It all makes sense It all makes sense Parker Wayland This book is a memoir, but it is also a flashlight. With all its contraindications, turmoil and other sources of confusion, making sense of this life is a big challenge. The title boldly proclaims th… OL28954412W
Meggie Meggie Anne Coutts Silcock, Margaret Standing. OL29240212W
Drums of change Drums of change Natasha Sperling Running Fawn's Blackfoot tribe is placed on a reservation where she questions her ability to adjust to a new life including the white man's God. OL5954438W
American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking Hua-Ling Hu The Japanese army’s brutal four-month occupation of the city of Nanking during the 1937 Sino-Japanese War is known, for good reason, as “the rape of Nanking.” As they slaughtered an estimated three h… OL8469822W