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[\/DESCRIPTION]\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[SUBTITLE]A History of Christian Mission [\/SUBTITLE] [CREDIT] by: Jacques A. Blocher (Author), Jacques Blandenier (Author), Michael Parker (Contributors) [\/CREDIT] [PAGES] 774 [\/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [\/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Library [\/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2013 [\/PUBLISHYEAR] [TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePreface by the Translator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAuthor’s Postscript to the French Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook I: THE HISTORY OF MISSION THROUGH THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I The Church of the First Centuries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1. Apostolic Mission: From the Ascension to the End of the First Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2. The Mission of the Persecuted Church:From the Apostle John to Constantine (100–313)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e3. Evangelization in the Fourth Century: The Imperial Church and Expansion Beyond the Roman Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II Mission in the Middle Ages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4. The West: From the Fifth to the Eighth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e5. Islam and the Decline of Christianity in the East\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e6. The Last Step in the Expansion of the Church in Europe: From the Ninth to the Tenth Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e7. The Churches of the East and West Confronted by Islam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e8. The Extension of the Church beyond Europe (400–1450)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III Catholic Mission: From the Renaissance through the Eighteenth Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e9. New Horizons in Europe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e10. Catholic Mission in the Americas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e11. Catholic Mission in Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e12. Catholic Mission in Asia and Oceania\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV The Emergence of Protestant Mission\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e13. Protestant Missionary Thought\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e14. The Beginnings of Protestant Mission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e15. The First Missionary Societies (1670–1800)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e16. The Moravians\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook II: A\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCONCISE HISTORY OF MISSIONS FROM 1792 to 1945\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIntroduction to Book II\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I The Birth of the Principal Protestant Societies in the Age of Modern Missions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1. Precursors and Founders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2. The Missionary Societies of the “Second Wave”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II Protestant Mission in Asia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e3. William Carey: “Father of Modern Missions”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4. Protestant Missions in India and Neighboring Countries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e5. Protestant Pioneers in China: Robert Morrison and Karl Gutzlaff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e6. Hudson Taylor and the China Inland Mission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e7. Protestant Missions in the Far East\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III The Evangelization of the Pacific Islands\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e8. Tahiti and the Society Islands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e9. Two Pioneers of the Pacific: John Williams and John Paton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e10. The Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV The Evangelization of Africa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePart One: Southern Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e11. The First Missionaries in South Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e12. David Livingstone: Missionary and Explorer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e13. Francois Coillard: Founder of the Zambezi Mission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: West Africa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e14. Dramatic Beginnings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e15. A Self-supporting Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e16. Coastal Regions of West Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e17. The Ivory Coast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e18. Protestant Mission and the Foundation of the Church in Cameroon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e19. The Sudanese Regions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three : Central Africa and Madagascar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e20. The Belgian Congo: Exploration, Evangelization,\u0026amp;nbsp;and Foundation of a Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e21. An African Prop het: Simon Kimbangu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e22. The Pioneers in the Region of the Great Lakes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e23. The Horn of Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e24. French Equatorial Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e25. Angola\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e26. Madagascar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: North Africa and the Near East\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e27. Evangelistic Presence in the Maghreb and Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e28. The Gospel in the Near East\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection V Protestant Mission in Latin America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e29. From Protestant Immigration to Evangelization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e30. 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Do they think you're godly?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour supporters consider you saintly and self-sacrificing. Your Middle Eastern friends might beg to differ. So might God. \u003cem\u003eWealth and Piety\u003c\/em\u003e explores biblical and Arab cultural expectations for getting, using, talking about, and giving money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book contains hundreds of verbatim observations about local and foreign wealth by thirty-five Middle Easterners from nine countries, representing all major religious groups. These comments are a mirror in which workers can see their own status and moral reputation as people of the region see them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombining biblical commentary, cultural analysis and practical advice for expats, Wealth and Piety is designed for both new and experienced workers, as well as mission leaders, administrators, supporters, and donors. Although focused on the Middle East, much of the wisdom of this book is valuable for workers anywhere in the Muslim world or in societies characterized by patronage or an honor\/shame orientation. [\/DESCRIPTION] [SUBTITLE]Middle Eastern Perspectives for Expat Workers[\/SUBTITLE][CREDIT] Karen L. H. Shaw (Author) [\/CREDIT] [PAGES] 214 [\/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [\/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Publishing [\/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2018 [\/PUBLISHYEAR] [ENDORSEMENT1]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eWarning: This book could change  your life. Can  a comfortable person and a poor person be friends? What do Middle Easterners think about that? What does the Bible teach? Rich and surprising findings, with  practical  applications,  drawing  on thirty  interviews and  a  lifetime  of   relationships.  Thought-provoking  and  maybe game-changing. Read at your own risk!\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eMiriam Adeney, PhD\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003eassociate professor of World Christian Studies, Seattle Pacific University author, Daughters of  Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim  Women\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT1] [ENDORSEMENT2]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eKaren Shaw has done a great service not only to expatriate workers but to us as national Christian leaders who are also often perceived, in times of crisis, as having “outside resources” to fall back on which the “normal” national Christian does not have! “Faith”  takes on a different dimension  in  those who only have God to fall back on! May this book contribute to a deeper understanding of the relation between Christian faith, wealth, and true piety!\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eRamez Atallah\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003egeneral director, The Bible Society of Egypt\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT2] [ENDORSEMENT3]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eKaren Shaw’s timely teaching should be carefully studied, discussed, and  implemented  by  we  believers  whose  natural  inclinations— supported and sustained by our society’s self-serving interests and its  demonstrable  capacity   for  self-deception—have  been  lulled into being mere hearers of God’s word on mammon, but not doers, deceiving our own selves. I will read and recommend this small book again and again.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eJonathan J. Bonk, PhD\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003eresearch professor of mission, Boston University author, Missions and Money: Affluence as a Western Missionary Problem\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT3] [ENDORSEMENT4]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThis book is a timely contribution  to the missiological literature on wealth and righteousness in a cross-cultural context. It is also a practical guide for effective mission in the Middle-East: Perceptions do matter  even when one’s own Western culture says otherwise. Dr. Shaw  has earned the right to share these valuable insights as she has been immersed in Lebanese and Middle Eastern culture for many years.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eNabil Costa\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCEO of the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT4] [ENDORSEMENT5]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eDo you want to honor Christ with your money? Read this book! Do you not want  to honor Christ with your money? Even more urgently, read this book! The biblical exploration of what it means to be both rich and righteous will open your heart and your purse. The insights from the Middle East will give you a fresh perspective on your own culture and its handling of money, and will also shed even more light on the Bible. Wherever you live in the world, read this book!\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eIda Glaser\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003edirector emerita and international academic coordinator of the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies, Oxford\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT5] [ENDORSEMENT6]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThis is one of the most important books on money, morality, and the Christian spiritual life ever written. Its insight into Middle Eastern perspectives  is  especially  valuable.  Karen  Shaw  helps  us  delve deeply into biblical perspectives, then offers us an astonishing range of  Middle Eastern  wisdom on wealth  and  piety,  and  associated themes such as patronage, generosity, hospitality, appearance, God’s sovereignty, relationships between rich and poor, spiritual friendship, and family life. The book is a wonder, and one that I will consult regularly and treasure.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eGraham Hill, PhD\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003eauthor, GlobalChurch\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT6] [ENDORSEMENT7]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThis is a book that will open your eyes on new insights on wealth and piety, allowing the Bible to speak to our daily life. Dr. Shaw challenges the reader through sharing life stories from the Middle East and offering practical advice. When you think about money inthe life of the church, this book is a great resource.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eRev. Najla Kassab\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresident of the World Communion of Reformed Churches\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT7] [ENDORSEMENT8]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eWealth and Piety leads us through one of the most profound and complex aspects of life and witness in the Middle East. Karen’s mix of careful listening, probing questions, biblical reflection and gentle yet insightful critique is the fruit of many years in the region, and models exactly what we look for in cross-cultural workers. This will be high on our list of reading both for those who come and those who prepare them.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eCanon Mike Parker\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSIM Middle East Director SIM Middle East (formerly MECO)\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT8] [ENDORSEMENT9]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eStarting from a Biblical survey of the “righteous rich,” Dr. Shaw leads us into a conversation with Middle Easterners around this very subject. The unique opportunity she gives us for reflection and then self-reflection is invaluable. A must read for not only the newly arrived expatriate but also for those with decades of experience. 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But some places and peoples make it especially difficult, showing painfully-little visible fruit over decades or even centuries. Kurdistan is one of those places. But that doesn’t mean God hasn’t been at work, nor does it mean there aren’t valuable lessons to be learned, even from “failures.” From his on-the-ground experience in Kurdistan and his study of past missionary work there, Bob Blincoe presents this thorough history of missions to the Kurdish people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than mere history, \u003cem\u003eEthnic Realities and the Church\u003c\/em\u003e is also a mission-strategy handbook. Here are helpful insights and implications not only for those who would still reach the Kurds for Christ, but for missionaries to any people group, especially where tilling the soil is particularly hard. 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