The Evangelization of the World

<p><strong>A History of Christian Missions</strong></p><p></p><p>Written in an engaging style and intended largely for a lay audience <em>The Evangelization of the World</em> tells the remarkable story of how Christianity grew from an insignificant Jewish sect in the first century until by the beginning of the twenty-first century it had become the world's first truly global religion.</p><p></p><p>The book is careful to explain historical context and mission theory but the foci of the narrative are the great personalities of mission-the Apostle Paul St. Martin of Tours St. Patrick St. Francis Xavier John Eliot Count Von Zinzendorf William Carey Robert Morrison David Livingstone Mary Slessor Albert Schweitzer and many others-who make this account of the expansion of the church a fascinating and often dramatic tale.</p><p></p><p>In addition the book does not neglect the great mission conferences of the twentieth century nor does it avoid the controversial aspects of mission that in many instances continue to vex the movement today.</p>