The Kingdom of Character
Michael Parker received his MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary and his PhD in American Religious and Cultural History from the University of Maryland. From 1995 to 2006, he served as a Presbyterian missionary in Sudan and Rwanda.
The Kingdom of Character provides a thorough history of the Student Volunteer Movement (SVM), exposing both its strengths and weaknesses. Parker highlights how these student leaders addressed issues such as gender roles, the social impact of World War I, and various internal controversies, while emphasizing an American middle-class worldview that stressed the Victorian idea of character in their hope to spread the gospel around the world.
The Kingdom of Character is a great read for those interested in the creation of the modern missionary movement.
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Parker's thematic coverage is thorough and insightful, with balanced attention paid to the spiritual grounding of the movement, women and minorities, the ephemeral records, ...and analysis of the SVM quadrennial conventions. (IBMR)
— Dana L. Robert, Co-founder, Center for Global Christianity and Missions -
This is a book that at the minimum belongs in every seminary library and on the shelf of everyone teaching mission history and theology.
— James J. Stamoolis, DThel, Author, Three Views on Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism -
This is an indispensable resource for understanding an important part of the modern missions movement.
— Wilbert R. Shenk, PhD, Former Professor, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary
Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1- The Mount Hermon One Hundred
Chapter 2- The Masculinization of Christianity
Chapter 3- Women in the Missions Movement
Chapter 4- "The Evangelization of the World in This Generation"
Chapter 5- Creating a World Movement
Chapter 6- Education for a Moral Crusade
Chapter 7- The Social Gospel and the Great War
Chapter 8- From Foreign Missions to World Missions
Chapter 9- "...In This Generation"
Epilogue
Endnotes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Author
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Michael Parker
Michael Parker
Michael Parker received his MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary and his PhD in American Religious and Cultural History from the University of Maryland. From 1995 to 2006, he served as a Presbyterian missionary in Sudan and Rwanda.
- Pages: 328
- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publish Year: 2008
- Vendor: William Carey Publishing
