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Albert Schweitzer
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George Seaver |
Biography. An outline of his personality and his contributions to various fields. |
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20 Years at Hull House
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Jane Addams |
Jane Addams's narrative of life in an immigrant urban neighborhood provides students with an introduction to the issues of the Progressive era and the tenets of social activism. This new teaching edi… |
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Monganga Paul
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Lois Carlson |
Here is the electrifying story of Christian heroism that caught the world’s imagination – the story of the California surgeon who took his family into the steaming Congo, only to be gunned down by re… |
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Healing traditions
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Karen Elizabeth Flint |
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Irish children and teenagers in a changing world
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Pat O'Connor |
This is a lucid and enthralling study of the encounter between Christian missionaries and the Bhils, an Indian tribal community, in the period 1880 to 1964. |
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Answering the Call
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Ken Gire |
Revere life, and give yours away for the sake of serving others. As a young man, Albert Schweitzer seemed destined for greatness. His immense talent and fortitude propelled him to a place as one of E… |
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The Longoria affair
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John J. Valadez |
A documentary on the Mexican-American civil rights movement. The film tells the story of one key injustice, the refusal, by a small-town funeral home in Texas after World War II, to care for a dead s… |
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Gifts from the poor
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Glenn W. Geelhoed |
For more than four decades, surgeon and education Geelhoed has taken medical missions to the poorest parts of the globe. He discovered the power and dignity of each individual-- and the true mechanic… |
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Reformation in foreign missions
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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 … |
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Mountains Beyond Mountains
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Tracy Kidder |
At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, world-c… |
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