When Margaret Flory went to Japan as a Presbyterian missionary in 1948, the reigning model of missions was beginning to come into question. It was too paternalistic and controlling, some veteran ...

The difference between global Christianity and world Christianity. Febrile stereotyping is now a special shame, since actual historical research on the motives, mixed achievements, complexities, ...

As a native Texan, I’ve spent my fair share of time at Christian overnight camps, where many of my former bunkmates gradually shifted their summer plans from Bible study and kayaking to religious ...

Few countries in Africa proved more receptive to the work of Christian missions than the Belgian Congo. Since 1878, when the first Protestant missionaries (Baptists) arrived, their numbers grew ...

Doing so might help them survive an era of school closures, but at what cost to the mission they profess? Much media attention on higher education focuses on elite institutions, especially the topics ...