Missionary letters of Vincent Donovan, 1957-1973
By: edited by John P. Bowen ; with a foreword by Brian D. McLaren
Contributors: McLaren, Brian d., 1956-
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781608991174
Subjects: Correspondence; Church renewal; Missionaries; Missions; Maasai (African people); Catholic Church; American Missions
Description: "This new book contains the monthyly letters [the author] wrote home from Tanzania between 1957 and 1973 ... A concluding essay looks at the legacy of Donovan, thirty-five years later, with contributions from three Spiritan missionaries who continue to live out his legacy in Tanzania and elsewhere today. Finally, the essay looks at Donovan's continuing influence on contemporary renewal movements in North America and in Britain."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-228) and index.
Table of contents: title: Kwizu mission (1957-1959); title: Burka (1959-1960); title: Moshi (1960-1961); title: Usa River (1962-1966); title: Loliondo (1966-1968); title: The Sonjo (1968-1973); title: Epilogue: What happened next?": the legacy of Vincent Donovan, thirty-five years on.