Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Ministry - Missions

The Franciscans were the first missionaries to come to Mexico, and the Franciscans developed important and lucrative ties with the newly rich conquistador elite and the faction behind Cortes. The order quickly became the wealthiest, having the most dramatic missionary churches, owning prime real estate in Mexico-Tenochtitlan, and being de facto rulers of large indigenous communities. Forgotten Franciscans offers documents and written works by three Spanish Franciscans of the early modern period who, while well known by their contemporaries, have been largely forgotten by...

Art Rorheim is the founder of Awana Clubs, International which is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year. Awana Clubs, the premier youth organization, are found in over 100 countries and untold millions have been involved in Awana Clubs, either as an adult leader or a youth. Awana Clubs have recently been instituted in prisons where the ministry is making a vital impact. Art Rorheim is still actively involved in ministry both in the home office and also in traveling to international and local events. Many major ministries are linked to Awana.

Maryknoll Catholic missionaries from the United States settled in Peru in 1943 believing they could save a backward Catholic Church from poverty, a scarcity of clergy, and the threat of communism. Instead, the missionaries found themselves transformed: within twenty-five years, they had become vocal critics of United States foreign policy and key supporters of liberation theology, the preferential option for the poor, and intercultural Catholicism.In "The Maryknoll Catholic Mission in Peru, 1943-1989"," " Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens explains this transformation and Maryknoll s influence in...

Provides an astute, in-depth historical comparison and analysis of changing mission strategies and the practical operation of Spanish Jesuit and Franciscan missions in California, Texas, Florida, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Northeast Mexico from the sixteenth until the late eighteenth century. . . . Highly recommended. Choice