- Title : Against the Gates of Hell: The Life & Times of Henry Perry, a Christian Missionary in a Moslem World
- Author : Gordon and Diana Severance
- Rating : 4.90 (988 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-6-4
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 472 Pages
- Asin : 0761825932
- Language : English
She is Adjunct Professor at LeTourneau University, and Curator of the Bible in America Museum at Houston Baptist University. . Gordon Severance, Emeritus Professor at both California State University and University of Nevada, was also Fulbright Professor of Constitutiona
She is Adjunct Professor at LeTourneau University, and Curator of the Bible in America Museum at Houston Baptist University.
. Gordon Severance, Emeritus Professor at both California State University and University of Nevada, was also Fulbright Professor of Constitutional Law at Uganda's Makerere University, and has authored numerous books and articles in economics and law.Diana Severance has published widely in the field of Christian historyI am sending this book out to all my friends.. Its a manual for how to use a popular fitness website. The Kidpower Book gives me information in a way that makes me feel prepared, but not overwhelmed. This is a very intense look into terrorists and their many victims. I received a free copy of this book. Calling these heartless terrorists Muslims is a grave mistake. i want see what happens next with D and the other characters.Very worth the read.. In the last chapters the author even sets about sounding depths for which the reader arguably has not been sufficiently prepared; I still wonder if these late twists add an extra layer of complexity or simply strike a false note and ultimately are Nicholls' misguided bid for being shelved with the serious authors.The concluding pages are heavily fragrant with bitter-sweetness, again something an author introduces at his own risk; but on the other hand there is no denying that the unexpected narrative device used in these pages conveys an adeqaute impression of things coming full circle and being brought to a close.And yes, I was moved, so no more niggling and five stars out of five.. I totally blame her for the state of my hBased heavily on previously unpublished letters and diaries in Harvard's Houghton Library, Against the Gates of Hell is the riveting story of missionary Henry T. They also contain historical testimonies of Moslem/Christian relations that have assumed renewed importance since the events of September 11, 2001. Against the Gates of Hell is a cultural history as well as a biography, depicting that time in American history when Christian missionaries were largely responsible for increasing the United States' international awareness and humanitarian concerns.. Perry and his life in Turkey from 1866 to 1913. Perry's diaries and letters provide an eyewitness account of the last years of the Ottoman Empire, years that are the foundation for the modern Middle East(Timothy George, Dean of Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, and Executive Editor of Christianity Today)very well written and quite engagingThe weaving of the story of Dr. We cannot well understand our own times without looking closely at those of Henry Perry. (Timothy George, Dean of Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, and Executive Editor of Christianity Today). Congratulations on a magnificent piece of work so carefully researched, attentive to human interest detail, contextually rich, and spiritually riveting. (Ken Curtis, President, Christian History Institute)Many of the issues Perry struggled with in his day have strangely become contemporary again in our time. Terrorism, ethnic cleansing, economic upheaval, the boiling pot of Middle Eastern politics, the civilizational clash between Christendom and Islam- the same ferment was stirring in the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. We cannot well understand our own times without looking closely at those of Henry Perry. What a challenge to know that people like Henry Perry and his associates walked the face of th
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