Mission of the church and the propagation of the faith, the: papers read at the seventh summer meeting and the eighth winter meeting of the ecclesiastical history society
Auteur :
Cuming, G. J.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521101790
Date de publication :
18 déc. 2008
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,1 cm
Poids :
240 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The theme of foreign missions is comprehensively examined, with papers on both the conversion of Europe and the missions to Asia and Africa. A later development considered if the missionary situation facing the church at home after the Industrial Revolution. The volume concludes with a masterly survey of the literature of missionary history by Bishop Neill.