This is a thorough yet easy-to-read biography of one of the major figures in Presbyterian and ecumenical church history. During the course of his forty-six-year career as Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Robert Speer shaped church policy, increased Presbyterian funding of world missions, and influenced many church leaders, including John D. Rockefeller Jr., Henry Sloane Coffin, and John Mackay. Pastors, laity, professors, and students interested in the history of mission work and ecumenical relations will be interested in the life and accomplishments of this influential Presbyterian.
- ISBN10 066450132X
- ISBN13 9780664501327
- Publish Date 2 December 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 538
- Language English