Short History of Christian Missions from Abraham and Paul to Carey, Livingstone, and Duff
by George Smith
About this book
In Short History of Christian Missions from Abraham and Paul to Carey, Livingstone, and Duff, George Smith recounts the history of missions beginning with God's heart for the nations as seen in His interactions with Abraham. He overviews New Testament missions then moves on to early missions throughout Europe. Finally, he tells of modern missions starting with the Moravians and William Carey. While some parts of the book are slightly British-centric, Smith's history provides an interesting overview of God's work to reach the nations through His people up until 1884. - Summary by AletheiaCharis
Chapters (17)
1 The Missionary Covenant - Foundation of the City of God in History
2 Judaism the First Missionary Religion
3 Christ the King of the Missionary Host - The Missionary Charge
4 The Holy Spirit the Leader of the Missionary Host
5 The Roman Empire Subdued by the City of God
6 The Conversion of the Scots and English
7 The Conversion of the Goths and the Franks
8 The Conversion of the Teutons and the Northmen
9 Missions to Slavs, Mohammedans, and Jews
10 The Reformation Only Indirectly Missionary
11 The Dawn of Modern Missions - The Danish-Halle and Moravian Missions
12 The Dawn of Modern Missions - The English in North America and in India
13 The Missionary Compromise of the Latin Church with Heathenism
14 Foundation of English Missions - William Carey the First English Missionary, 1761-1834
15 The Great Missionary and Bible Societies, 1792
16 The Churches Become Missionary, 1830
17 Evangelical Missions and Mankind
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