Offering an essential historical overview of the chief developments in Christian mission, this should become a standard textbook.

"[This book] charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide, nationalism, decolonization, and powe

This comprehensive introduction helps students, pastors, and mission committees understand contemporary Christian mission historically, biblically, and theologi

A History of Christian Missions traces the expansion of Christianity from its origins in the Middle East to Rome, the rest of Europe and the colonial world, and

This book makes visible an important but largely neglected aspect of Christian missions: its transnational character. An interdisciplinary group of scholars pre