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William Carey and the regeneration of India. by. Mangalwadi, Ruth. Publication date. 1997. Topics. Carey, William, 1761-1834, Missionaries -- India -- Biography, India -- Church history -- 19th century. Publisher. Mussoorie, U.P., [India] : Nivedit Good Books.
A Missionary Who Transformed a Nation. When Englishman William Carey (1761–1834) arrived in India in 1793, it marked a major milestone in the history of Christian missions and in the history of India.
In the past four centuries, some of these men moved to the forefront in promoting the truth of the Bible as well as biblical practices that were unique in the movement. One of these pioneering individuals was William Carey, and he is commonly called the “Father of Modern Missions.”.
- Timothy Germano
William Carey’s famous ‘Enquiry’ (1792) changed mission history, and he is considered the “Father of Protestant missions”. Even though his life and work has been the topic of many books and articles, a study on his theology is the missing link of mission research.
- Rudolph P. Boshoff
Dec 31, 2021 · William Carey : the father of modern missions. Traces William Carey's life from a simple English cobbler who became a self-taught scholar to becoming a pioneer missionary to India. --From publisher's description. Cover: "Cobbler, scholar, linguist, botanist and missionary to India."
After all, how can one who thinks God to be sovereign over all of salvation be properly motivated to make the gospel known to the lost without partiality? Yet, when it comes to the famed “Father of Modern Missions,” William Carey’s theology was unashamedly Calvinistic.
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William Carey, the first of her own children of the Reformation whom England sent forth as a missionary to India, where he became the most extensive translator of the Bible and civiliser, was the son of a weaver, and was
