Book of Missionary Heroes : Lulu.com : 9781387873579 : 1387873571 : 11 Jun 2018 : Basil Mathew's excellent stories about several of the most famous and revered Christian missionaries form a lively and engaging history of missionary work. This book is written as a set of tales with characters from all around the world. Missionaries preaching the Christian doctrines are depicted in the midst of their adventures, convincing indigenous peoples of the one, true God. Dialogue and captivating descriptions of the local cultures confer a vibrant, vivid and captivating essence to the text. This book is a colorful history of Christian missionary activities in far-flung places. The text is divided into four principle parts, each of which focus on a particular locale where missionary activity was frequent over the centuries.