Hawaii's prehistory and history appears through the eyes of its natives, missionaries and Asians who came to influence it.

"Biography of a strong and complicated woman, Elisabeth Elliot, whose life was deeply, fundamentally informed by love for Jesus and obedience to his commands."--

"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tinkers, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast. In 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife, Patience, discover an island where they can make a life together. Over a century later, the Honeys' descendants and a diverse group of neighbors are desperately poor, isolated,...

A biography of William Carey, missionary to India and often referred to as the "father of modern missions."

A biography of Amy Carmichael, a young woman from Northern Ireland who felt called by God to work with the orphans of India.

Hudson survived his perilous maiden voyage to his beloved China. With his heart set in determined obedience to God, and trusting the provision of the One who had called, Hudson overcame persecution and almost overwhelming personal losses to bring to bring God's truth to the "ripe harvest fields" of China. Today, Hudson Taylor's story continues to challenge and inspire believers young and old to carry the anchoring gospel message, regardless of personal...

Relates events in the life of the Dutch woman who survived imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps to become a Christian missionary.

A biography of the Scottish missionary and runner who won a gold medal in the 1924 Olympics and went on to do missionary work in China.

"A religious fundamentalist, a political operative, a primitive sermonizer, and an accomplice of worldly secular powers. Her mission has always been of this kind. The irony is that she has never been able to induce anybody to believe her. It is past time that she was duly honored and taken at her word."
Among his many books, perhaps none have sparked more outrage than The Missionary Position, Christopher Hitchens's meticulous study of the life...

As America's first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson worked to translate the Bible into Burmese. He survived starvation, imprisonment, and torture both on land and at sea only to watch his family, coworkers, and friends succumb to death.