I've read the Elizabeth Elliot books, including the story of her husband's death. I know of "In the Presence of my enemies." but wonder if you could recommend some other ones.
Please serious answers only! And no debates on Christianity or why you hate missionaries. And no, I will not be reading, "The Poisonwood Bible" or "Dr. America..." If I wanted to read that sort of thing, I'd go buy "The National Enquirer."
2007-01-19 05:54:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Hawaii by James Michener has a reasonably good description of the missionaries who went to Hawaii c.1820. Even though it is a fictionalized account, it is quite accurate.
2007-01-19 06:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The book Jesus Freak is about martyr many who are missionaries. I recommend If by Amy Carmichael. Amy herself was a missionary to india and wrote these saying. Also another person to read about is Hudson Taylor. Who was willing to become more "Asian" to reach the people in China. Dr. Livingston, the first white man to see Lake Victoria. Many others. I am sure that there are books written about at least these. Then there are modern day. MArk and Gracia Burnam (sp?). I do believe that Gracia wrote a book chronicaling her and her husband capture and his death at the hand of guerillas. I was just look around on the web. Knowing the names is a good place to start.
2007-01-19 14:06:42 · answer #2 · answered by icthyus05 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Good question, there are many good books on missionaries...including books about:
Samuel Morris *(missionary from Africa)
John Paton *(missionary from Scotland)
Ross Tooley *(missionary from New Zealand)
Here are some books I'll be reading pretty soon:
The Heavenly Man *(a book about a Chinese missionary)
Bruchko *(about Bruce Olson...missionary to South America)
These are just a few of the books I've read about Christian missionaries...of course there are many, many more out there.
I hope you enjoy them : )
2007-01-21 15:07:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace Child is AWESOME!!! It is an intriguing story and very well written. There is a really good series that does missionaries and historical figures. I don't remember the name of the series, but they are recognizable if you go to a Christian bookstore for they are paperback and brown with a picture of a country or continent on the front. My favorite is Mary Slessor. Those are good books to.
2007-01-19 14:33:55 · answer #4 · answered by Adri J. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't knock "The Poisonwood Bible"; it's actually a pretty good book. My *mother* liked it, and if you knew my mother, that'd tell you something!
That said, here are my recommendations:
"Peace Child" by Don Richardson, about missions to a cannibalistic tribe in Paupa New Guinea
"Exodus to Hidden Valley" by Eugene Morse, about a family of missionaries in southeast Asia who were asked to leave one country, but denied permission to enter another and ended up in a kind of legal limbo for 5 years, during which they contined their work.
"Dayuma: Life Under Waorani Spears" by Ethel Wallis - the other side of the story told in "Through the Gates of Splendor", that is, from the Auca (Waorani) perspective.
"God's Smuggler" by Brother Andrew - unconventional missions in Cold War Europe.
"Patrick" by Stephen R. Lawhead - really more historical fiction, but Lawhead does his research. It's about the life of St. Patrick, missionary to the Irish, in narrative form. Really good.
2007-01-19 14:48:25 · answer #5 · answered by Elise K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hm, I recall noticing a certain book about a River when I was visiting a Christian friend's house...but I really don't remember the name. Sorry.
And te Poisonwood Bible is awesome, don't be hating.
2007-01-19 15:07:03 · answer #6 · answered by Jack H 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps someone else will know the title. I remember it was about a Chinese woman who converted to Christianity and eventually came to the States. She had to break her ankle twice before she could get permission to get her mother out of China. It was a really good book, I hope someone else recognizes the story and can tell you the title.
2007-01-19 18:04:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
books by Billy Graham, Ulf Ekman, Kong Hee from www.chc.org.sg
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2007-01-19 23:35:29 · answer #8 · answered by Alvin Titus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋