Adoniram Judson A Bicentennial Appreciation of the Pioneer American Missionary

Name: Adoniram Judson A Bicentennial Appreciation of the Pioneer American Missionary
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ISBN: 9781433677656

ISBN-10: 1433677652

ISBN-13: 9781433677656

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jason G. Duesing

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On February 19, 1812, Adoniram Judson, his wife Ann, and a few others set sail for the Far East from their American homeland. The launching of these missionaries by a newly formed outreach society marked the beginning of Americans formally joining the modem missions movement.With the advent of 2012 comes recognition of the bicentennial of Judson’s departure and official start of the American missionary enterprise. This volume seeks to honor the life and mission of Judson while retelling his story for a new generation. With the occasion of the 200-year anniversary of Judson’s departure as a fitting context for such a presentation, the his- torians, theologians, and missiologists writing here…

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Jason G. Duesing is vice president for Strategic Initiatives and assistand professor of Historical Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He is also a co-editor and contributor to First Freedom: The Baptist Perspective on Religious Liberty and Upon this Rock: The Baptist Understanding of the Church.



Contributors


Foreword



Preface: A Bicentennial Appreciation in 2012-13



Introduction: From Judson's Prison to the Ends of the Earth



Historical Foundation



Just before Judson: The Significance of William Carey's Life, Thought, and Ministry




New England's New Divinity and the Age of Judson's Preparation



Biographical Presentation



Ambition Overthrown: The Conversion, Consecration, and Commission of Adoniram Judson, 1788-1812




"Until All Burma Worships the Eternal God": Adoniram Judson, the Missionary, 1812-50




So That the World May Know: The Legacy of Adoniram Judson's Wives



Missiological and Theological Evaluation



The Enduring Legacy of Adoniram Judson's Missiological Precepts and Practices




From Congregationalist to Baptist: Judson and Baptism



Homiletical Interpretation



Marked for Death, Messengers of Life: Adoniram and Ann Judson



Conclusion: Please Come and Dig



Name Index