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\"George<\/a>George Smith’s Short History of Christian Missions<\/em> provides an overview of\u00a0Missions from Abraham up to 1901. The treatments are necessarily brief, but should prove of interest to students. The fact that it went though eight editions indicates at the very least that it was considered useful in its day. This book is now in the Public Domain.<\/p>\n

George Smith [1856-1942], Short History of Christian Missions From Abraham and Paul to Carey<\/em>, 8th edn, Livingstone, and Duff. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, n.d. Hbk. pp.252. \u00a0[Click to download complete book in PDF]<\/a><\/h2>\n

Contents<\/h3>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part 1: Jadaic Preparation, B.C. 2000 to A.D. 70<\/strong><\/h4>\n

1. The Missionary Covenant – Foundation of the City of God in History<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Judaism the First Missionary Religion<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Christ the King of the Missionary Host – the Missionary Charge<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. The Holy Spirit the Leader of the Missionary Host<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part 2 – Latin Preparation, A.D. 70 to 1792<\/h4>\n

5. The Roman Empire Subdued by the City of God<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. The Conversion of the Scots and English<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. The Conversion of the Goths and Franks<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. The Conversion of the Teutons and Northmen<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Mission to Slavs, Mohammedans, and Jews<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. The Reformation Only Indirectly Missionary<\/strong><\/p>\n

11. The Dawn of Modern Missions – The Danish-Halle and Moravian Missions<\/strong><\/p>\n

12. The Dawn of Modern Missions – The English in North America and in India<\/strong><\/p>\n

13. The Missionary Compromise of the Latin Church with Heathenism<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part 3 – English-Speaking Universal Evangelization, 1792-1913<\/h4>\n

14. Foundation of English Missions – William Carey the First English Missionary to India, 1791-1834<\/strong><\/p>\n

15. The Great Missionary and Bible Societies, 1792<\/strong><\/p>\n

17. The Churches Become Missionary, 1830<\/strong><\/p>\n

18. Evangelical Missions and Mankind<\/strong><\/p>\n

Index<\/strong><\/p>\n

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