Gospel Bearers, Gender Barriers - Missionary Women in the Twentieth Century

A fascinating look at the lives of women who bore the heat of day in Christian mission, but who were often forgotten by history until now.

About the author

Dana L. Robert is Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission, and Director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at the Boston University School of Theology. (http: www.bu.edu/cgcm/) She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2017, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society of Missiology. Her book Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion is now in its twelfth printing.

Summary

A fascinating look at the lives of women who bore the heat of day in Christian mission, but who were often forgotten by history until now.

Product details

• Authors: Dana L. Robert
• Assisted by: Dana Robert (Editor), Dana Lee Robert (Editor)
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2002
• EAN: 9781570754258
• ISBN: 978-1-57075-425-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 372 g
• Series: American Society of Missiology; American Society of Missiology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Christentum, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Gender Studies: Frauen und Mädchen