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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
An unpredictable Gospel An unpredictable Gospel Jay Riley Case This work challenges the conception of evangelical missionaries as cultural imperialists. The astonishing growth of Christianity in the global South over the course of the twentieth century has spark… OL16190678W
Townspeople and ranchers of the California mission frontier Townspeople and ranchers of the California mission frontier Jack S. Williams Describes the daily life of townspeople and ranchers at early California missions. OL19516985W
American apostles American apostles Christine Leigh Heyrman In "American Apostles," the Bancroft Prize-winning historian Christine Leigh Heyrman brilliantly chronicles the first fateful collision between American missionaries and the diverse religious culture… OL20007661W
Terror in Minnie Vautrin's Nanjing Terror in Minnie Vautrin's Nanjing Suping Lu,Minnie Vautrin In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanjing and launched six weeks of carnage that would become known as the Rape of Nanjing. In addition to the death… OL9357260W