Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 260 Oral History Interviews with Jeannette Thiessen
Collection
Identifier: CN 260
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Jeannette Louise Martig Thiessen (1927-2014) in which she discusses her family life in Illinois, favorite professors and her education at Wheaton College, nurses' training, and years in India (1952-1974) working with her husband under the sponsorship of the Mennonite Mission to the Lepers and American Leprosy Mission. Other topics discussed include: the Indian caste system, Indian politics, economics, literacy, hospital work with lepers, the Indian church,...
Dates:
Created: 1983
Collection 405 Papers of W. Robert & Frances Holmes
Collection
Identifier: CN 405
Scope and Contents
Collection of letters written primarily by Robert Holmes and his wife, Frances (Frannie) to their families in the United States, while they served as missionaries with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Sri Lanka from 1947 to 1960. A few of the letters are from the children, Bobby and Carol Lou, to their grandparents, and there are a few letters sent to the Holmes family. (The originals were retained by the donor.) The letters date from 1947 to 1960, and were mostly...
Dates:
Created: 1947-1960
Donald and Mary McGavran Papers
Collection
Identifier: CN 178
Brief Description
Correspondence, lectures, sermons, book manuscripts, surveys, audio tapes, video tapes, microfilm of letters, notes, and other records dealing with the life of the McGavrans, especially their work as missionaries in India with the Disciples of Christ, and Donald's activities as an author and educator, including his role as founding dean of Fuller Seminary's School of World Mission. Much of the collection deals with his role in originating, developing, and applying church growth theory.
Dates:
Created: 1906-2000
Filtered By
- Subject: Missions X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Caste. 2
- Children of missionaries -- Education. 2
- Children of missionaries. 2
- Church and state -- India. 2
- Church and state. 2
- Church growth -- India. 2
- Conversion. 2
- Ecumenical movement. 2
- Evangelistic work -- India. 2
- Evangelistic work. 2
- Hindus 2
- Hindus -- India. 2
- India -- Social life and customs. 2
- Indigenous church administration 2
- Indigenous church administration -- India. 2
- Intercultural communication. 2
- Marriage. 2
- Medical care 2
- Missionaries -- Training of. 2
- Missions -- Educational work. 2
- Missions to Hindus. 2
- Missions, Medical. 2
- Missions. 2
- Theology 2
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 2
- Women 2
- Alcoholism -- United States 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History -- 1945- 1
- Bible -- Study and teaching. 1
- Bible colleges 1
- Bible colleges -- India. 1
- Boarding schools -- India. 1
- Boarding schools. 1
- Buddhism -- Doctrines. 1
- Buddhism -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Buddhism. 1
- Caste -- India. 1
- Caste. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Catholic Church. 1
- Catholic Church. -- India. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 1
- Christian literature. 1
- Christianity and culture. 1
- Christianity today (Periodical) 1
- Church -- Biblical teaching. 1
- Church and state -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Church growth -- Africa. 1
- Church growth -- Analysis. 1
- Church growth -- Asia. 1
- Church growth -- Biblical teaching. 1
- Church growth -- Case studies. 1
- Church growth -- Central America. 1
- Church growth -- Ethiopia. 1
- Church growth -- Evaluation. 1
- Church growth -- History. 1
- Church growth -- Japan. 1
- Church growth -- Methodology. 1
- Church growth -- North America. 1
- Church growth -- Philippines. 1
- Church growth -- Philosophy. 1
- Church growth -- Sermons. 1
- Church growth -- Social aspects. 1
- Church growth -- South America. 1
- Church growth -- Study and teaching. 1
- Church growth -- Theology. 1
- Church growth -- United States. 1
- Church growth. 1
- Church polity and Christian union. 1
- Church. 1
- College students -- United States 1
- College students -- United States -- Religious life. 1
- College students in missionary work. 1
- College students. 1
- Communism -- India. 1
- Communism -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Communism. 1
- Culture shock. 1
- Decision-making 1
- Decision-making -- Christianity. 1
- Disciples of Christ -- Missions. 1
- Discrimination. 1
- Divorce. 1
- Education 1
- Education -- India. 1
- Education, Higher 1
- Education, Higher -- India. 1
- Education, Higher -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Education, Higher -- United States. 1 ∧ less
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