By showing the variety of missions and the vital role played by indigenous men and women, this book places missions in a long historical perspective. Special attention is paid to emerging themes.

A fresh and much needed overview of the fascinating and controversial subject that is history of the missionary, Jeffrey Cox presents a balanced survey which examines Britain as the home base of missions and the impact of the missions ...

Collection of theological works bound together. Lacks title page for Prout's work. No collective title.

In Blood Ground Elizabeth Elbourne looks at the relationship between the Khoekhoe, the British empire, and the London Missionary Society in the early nineteenth century, a time of intense conflict in which different groups competed to ...