Clouds of Witnesses

As Africa and Asia take their place as the new Christian heartlands, a new and robust company of saints is coming into view.In seventeen inspiring narratives Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom introduce pivotal Christian leaders in Africa and Asia who had tenacious faith in the midst of deprivation, suffering and conflict. Spanning a century, from the 1880s to the 1980s, their stories demonstrate the vitality of the Christian faith in a diversity of contexts.In seventeen narratives Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom introduce us to a variety of Christians in Africa and Asia who lived remarkable lives of faith and leadership in the midst of trying circumstances. Spanning a century, from the 1880s to the 1980s, their stories sparkle with the vitality of Christian faith lived out in a diversity of global contexts.This kaleidoscopic witness to the power of the gospel will both inspire and educate. Whether for a class in global Christianity or for a personal journey to other times and places of faith, Clouds of Witnesses is a book that tugs at our curiosity and resists being laid down. An engaging traveling companion to Mark Noll's award-winning book The New Shape of World Christianity.