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'But God is not Defeated!': Learning from the Sudanese Church

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  • Andrew C. Wheeler

Despite a context of struggle and persecution, the church in the Sudan has continued to grow, both spiritually and numerically. The author, who has spent several years living and working in Sudan with the Church Mission Society, reflects on what Christians worldwide might learn from the experience of the Sudanese church. "But God is not defeated!" is the refrain famous in Sudan as used by Ezra Lawiri.

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Adoniram Judson 1788-1850: The Word of God to Burma

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  • C. P. Hallihan

This article is a biography of Adoniram Judson. Focus is given to his missionary efforts in Burma, and the translation of the Bible into Burmese.

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Nelson Mandela 1918-2013

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  • Arjan J. de Visser

This article is about the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013). 

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Robert Moffat 'Africanus': A Major Bi-Centenary

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  • Iain H. Murray

This article is about Robert Moffat (1795-1870), a Scottish missionary who worked in Kuruman, South Africa. 

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A History of the Church in Africa : A Review Article

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  • Jeremy R. Collingwood

A History of the Church in Africa by Bengt Sundkler and Christopher Steed is reviewed. In 1900 the Christian population of Africa was estimated at 4 million out of a total of 118 million people. Roman Catholics were estimated at 1 million, Protestants at 1 million and Coptic-Orthodox at 2 million. This picture has changed radically. Today Christians amount to some 351 million out of 770 million.

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Faith in Sudan

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  • Peter Williams

This article introduces ten volumes on church life in Sudan. While the authors are from within the church, their first purpose is not to give a fair as possible view on the story as a whole. It is evident that the account in these books has a purpose beyond the dispassionate recounting of history. Perversely to its opponents, the Sudanese church often demonstrated courage under persecution and has even grown in the face of persecution.

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George Thom (1789-1842): Scottish Pioneer in South Africa

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  • Anonymous

This article is about the life and ministry of George Thom (1789-1842).

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Henry Martyn: A Life to Inspire

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  • Neil Richards

This article is a biography of Henry Martyn, with focus on his missionary work in India.

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