Errand to the World

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Errand to the World is written by William R. Hutchison and published by University of Chicago Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0226363090 (ISBN 10) and 9780226363097 (ISBN 13).

In this comprehensive history of American foreign-mission thought from the colonial period to the current era, William R. Hutchinson analyzes the varied and changing expressions of an American "sense of mission" that was more than religious in its implications. His account illuminates the dilemmas intrinsic to any venture in which one culture attempts to apply its ideals and technology to the supposed benefit of another.