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Neill, Stephen, 1900-1984.

A history of Christian missions / Stephen Neill. - Rev. for the 2nd ed. / by Owen Chadwick. - Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1986. - 528 pages ; 20 cm. - The Pelican history of the church ; v. 6 . - Pelican history of the church ; v. 6. .

"Penguin original"--Label on cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-499) and index.

A faith for the world -- The conquest of the Roman world, A.D. 100-500 -- The dark age, 500-1000 -- Early European expansion, 1000-1500 -- The age of discovery, 1500-1600 -- The Roman Catholic missions, 1600-1787 -- New beginnings in East and West, 1600-1800 -- Introduction [to pt. 2] -- New forces in Europe and America, 1792-1858 -- The heyday of colonialism, 1858-1914 -- Rome, the orthodox, and the world, 1815-1914 -- From mission to church -- Yesterday and today, 1914 and after -- Conclusion.

ISBN: 0140227369 9780140227369

LCCN: 87106934

Nat. Bib. No.: GB8723233 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Missions--History.
Religious Missions--history.
Missions--History.
Missions.
Mission
Geschichte
Zending.
Missions--History.
Church history.

Subjects--Index Terms: Christian missions, to 1985

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: BV2100 / .N4 1986

Dewey Class. No.: 266/.009

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 27 266(091)