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Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947]

Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mission


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Bibliography kindly supplied by Dr James A. Patterson, Professor Emeritus, Union University, Jackson, Tennessee

Primary Works

Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Studies in the Book of Acts. New York: International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations, 1892.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Studies in the Gospel of Luke. New York: International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations, 1892.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Studies of the Man Christ Jesus. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1896.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], A Memorial of a True Life: A Biography of Hugh McAllister Beaver. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1898.
On-line Resource Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Missions and Politics in Asia. Studies of the spirit of the eastern peoples, the present making of history in Asia, and the part therein of Christian Missions. Students' Lectures on Missions, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1898. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1898. pp.271. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], "Remember Jesus Christ" and Other Talks about Christ and the Christian Life. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1899.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Studies of the Man Paul. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1900.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Christ and Life, 3rd edn. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1901.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Presbyterian Foreign Missions: An Account of the Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work, 1901.
On-line Resource Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Missionary Principles and Practice. A Discussion of Christian Missions and of some Criticisms upon themRobert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Missionary Principles and Practice. A Discussion of Christian Missions and of some Criticisms upon them, 3rd edn. New York/London: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1902. Hbk. pp.552. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Principles of Jesus Applied to Some Questions of Today. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1902.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], A Memorial of Horace Tracy Pitkin. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1903.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Missions and Politics in Asia: Studies of the Missionary Aspects of Some Great Movements of the Nineteenth Century, 2 Vols. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1904.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], A Young Man's Questions. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1903.
On-line Resource Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Missions and Modern History. A Study of the Missionary Aspects of Some Great Movements of the Nineteenth Century, 2 Vols. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1904. Hbk. pp. 714. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Young Man Questions. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1903.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Marks of a Man: Or, the Essentials of Christian Character. Cincinnati: Jennings and Graham / New York: Eaton and Mains, 1907.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Master of the Heart. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1908.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], A Memorial of Alice Jackson. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1908.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Missions in South America. New York: Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1909.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Paul, the All-Around Man. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1909.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Christianity and the Nations. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1910.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Servants of the King. New York: Young People's Missionary Movement of the United States and Canada, 1910.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], A Christian's Habits. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1911.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Light of the World: A Brief Comparative Study of Christianity and the Non-Christian Religions. West Medford, MA: Central Committee on the United Study of Missions, 1911.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], "The Hakim Sahib," The Foreign Doctor: A Biography of Joseph Plumb Cochran, M.D. of Persia. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1911.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Some Great Leaders in the World Movement. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1911.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Men Who Were Found Faithful. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1912.
On-line Resource South American Problems by Robert E. SpeerRobert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], South American Problems. New York: Student Volunteer Movement, 1912. Hbk. pp.270. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], One Girl's Influence: A Memoria lof Louise Stockton Andrews. Plainfield, NJ: Frderick H. Andrews, 1914.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Studies of Missionary Leadership. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1914.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], John's Gospel, the Greatest Book in the World. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1915.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Some American Problems, 3rd edn. New York: Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, 1915.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Unity of the Americas. New York: Layman's Missionary Movement, 1916.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Stuff of Manhood: Some Needed Notes in American Character. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1917.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Christian Man, the Church and the War. New York: Macmillan, 1918.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Gospel and the New World. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1919.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The New Opportunity of the Church. New York: Macmillan, 1919.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], A Missionary Pioneer in the Far East: A Memorial of Divie Bethune McCartee. Fleming H. Revell, 1922.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Of One Blood: A Short Study of the Race Problem. New York: Council for Women for Home Missions and Missionary Education Movement for the United States and Canada,1924.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Race and Race Relations: A Christian View of Human Contacts. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1923.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Church and Missions. New York: George H. Doran, 1926.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Seeking the Mind of Christ. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1926.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Unfinished Task of Foreign Missions. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1926.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Are Foreign Missions Done For? New York: Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1928.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Sir James Ewing: A Biography of Sir James Ewing. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1928.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], "Lu Taifu": Charles Lewis, M.D., A Pioneer Surgeon in China. New York: Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1930.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Some Living Issues. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1930.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Owen Crimmins: Tales from the Magalloway Country. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1931.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Finality of Jesus Christ. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1933.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], "Re-Thinking Missions" Examined. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1933.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Christian Realities. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1935.
Article in Journal or Book Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], The Meaning of Christ to Me. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1936.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], John J. Eagan: A Memoir of an Adventurer for the Kingdom of God on Earth. Birmingham, AL: American Cast Iron Pipe Company, 1939.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], When Christianity Was New. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1939.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Five Minutes a Day. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1943.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], Jesus and Our Human Problems. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1946.
Book or monograph Robert Elliott Speer [1867-1947], George Bowen of Bombay: Missionary; Scholar, Mystic; Saint: A Memoir. Privately Printed.
On-line Resource Robert E. Speer & Russell Carter, Report on India and Persia of the Deputation sent by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. to visit these fields in 1921-22Robert E. Speer & Russell Carter, Report on India and Persia of the Deputation sent by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. to visit these fields in 1921-22. New York: The Board of of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1922. Pbk. pp.694. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]

Secondary Works

Article in Journal or Book Gerald H. Anderson, Robert T. Coote, Norman A. Horner & James M. Phillips, eds., Mission Legacies. Biographical Studies of Leaders of the Modern Missionary Movement.H.M. Goodpasture, "Robert Speer," Gerald H. Anderson, Robert T. Coote, Norman A. Horner & James M. Phillips, eds., Mission Legacies. Biographical Studies of Leaders of the Modern Missionary Movement. American Society of Missiology Series, No. 19. Maryknoll, NY: Orvis Books, 1994. Hbk. Hbk. ISBN: 0883449641. pp.563-569.
Article in Journal or Book Charles E. Harvey, "Speer Versus Rockefeller and Mott, 1910-1935," Journal of Presbyterian History 60 (Winter 1982): 283-299.
Book or monograph Bradley J. Longfield, The Presbyterian Controversy: Fundamentalists, Modernists, and Moderates. New York: Oxford, 1991.
Article in Journal or Book H. McKennie Goodpasture, "Robert E. Speer, 1867-1947: Affirming the Finality of Christ," Gerald H. Anderson, ed., Mission Legacies. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press, 1994. pp.563-669.
Book or monograph James A. Patterson, "Robert E. Speer and the Crisis of the American Protestant Missionary Movement, 1920-1937. Ph.D. diss., Princeton Theological Seminiary, 1980.
Book or monograph James A. Patterson, "Robert E. Speer, J. Gresham Machen, and the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions," American Presbyterians 64 (Spring 1986): 58-68.
Article in Journal or Book Gerald H. Anderson, ed., Biographical Dictionary of Christian MissionsJames A. Patterson, "Speer, Robert E{lliott)," Gerald H. Anderson, ed., Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids, MI: Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0802846807. p.633.
Book or monograph James A. Patterson, "The Loss of a Missionary Consensus: Foreign Missions and the Fundamentalists-Modernist Conflict," Joel A. Carpenter & Wilbert S. Shenk, eds., Earthen Vessels: American Evangelicals and Foreign Missions, 1880-1890. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. pp.73-91.
Article in Journal or Book James A. Patterson, "Globalization and the Missionary Enterprise: A Case Study of Robert E. Speer's Missions and Modern History," Fides et Historia 31 (Summer/Fall 1999): 91-101.
Book or monograph James A. Patterson , "Robert E. Speer and the Development of North American Mission Theology and Theory, 1891-1914," Missiology 29 (Oct. 2001): 461-473.
Article in Journal or Book John F. Piper, Jr., "Robert E. Speer: Christian Statesman in War and Peace," Journal of Presbyterian History 47 (Sept. 1969): 201-225.
Article in Journal or Book John F. Piper, Jr., "Robert E. Speer on Christianity and Race, Journal of Presbyterian History 61 (Summer 1983): 227-247.
Article in Journal or Book John F. Piper, Jr., "Robert E. Speer: His Call and the Missionary Impulse, 1890-1900," American Presbyterians 65 (Summer 1987): 97-108.
Book or monograph John F. Piper, Jr., Robert E. Speer: Prophet of the American Church. Louisville: Geneva Press, 2000.
Article in Journal or Book John H. Sinclair & Artuto Piedra Solana, "The Dawn of Ecumenism in Latin America: Robert E. Speer, Presbyterians and the Panama Conference of 1916," Journal of Presbyterian History 77 (Spring 1999): 1-11.
Article in Journal or Book James H. Smylie, "Robert E. Speer: Mission Executive and Visionary," James H. Smylie, Dean K. Thompson & Cary Patrick, Go Therefore: 150 Years of Presbyterians in Global Mission. Atlanta: Presbyterian Publishing House, 1987. pp.46-54.
Book or monograph W. Reginald Wheeler, A Man Sent from God: A Biography of Robert E. Speer. Westwood, NJ: Fleming H. Revell, 1956.
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