Missions and World Christianity: General

"This massive work includes the research of more than 30 sub-editors in a number of mission-related disciplines, including history, theology, social aspects, education, evangelism, spirituality, and political life." (from publisher web site)

Includes around 467 items focusing on Liberation theology.

"...a comprehensive scholarly bibliography of published materials on the varieties of Liberation theology, mostly in book form, available in English" (from the preface). Defines Liberation theology broadly. Includes works on or from Africa, Latin America, North America, feminist, Asian and other liberation perspectives.

The Atlas of Global Christianity is a concise reference that begins with the epoch-making "Edinburgh 1910" World Missionary Conference, the first scholarly atlas to depict the twentieth-century shift of Christianity to the Global South and the first to map Christian affiliation at the provincial level.

The Encyclopedia of Missions and Missionaries examines the nature and effects of missionary work around the world and throughout history, analyzing how secular and clerical people from major religions (especially Christianity, Buddhism and Islam) have brought social changes along with words of a new faith.

"A comparative study of churches and religions in the modern world AD 1900-2000." Good for statistical and demographic information.

Extensive and comprehensive coverage of Christian missions with 2,400 original signed biographies by 350 authors from 45 countries.

Alphabetical listing of mission sending agencies. Outdated (1967), but provides useful information regarding the historical development and name changes of the agencies.