Selected Journals: Missions and World Christianity

 

Freely Available Electronic Journals and Newsletters:

The Chinese Repository
Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal

Other online journals may be linked to from the web sites of organization noted under the Sources for Research site.

Electronic Journals available at Yale through Online Journals:

International Bulletin of Missionary Research
International Review of Mission
Muslim World

Sampling of Journals in Print

**Use the subject heading "Missions--periodicals" in Orbis to get a full list of missions periodicals available at Yale.

Selected titles of historical denominational periodicals held by Yale:

British

Baptist Missionary Society

"Missionary Herald" (1873-2000)

British and Foreign Bible Society

"The Bible in the World" (1905-1971)

Church Missionary Society

"Church Missionary Gleaner"/ "CMS Gleaner" /"Church Missionary Outlook" / "CMS Outlook" (1841-1972)

London Missionary Society

"Chronicle of the London Missionary Society" (1867-1966)

Methodist Missionary Society

"Foreign Field of the Wesleyan Methodist Church" (1904-1932)

"Herald of the Primitive Methodist Missionary Society" (1905-1922)

"Women's Work" (1937-1969)

Presbyterian Church of England

"Presbyterian Messenger" (1908-1964)

"Our Sisters in Other Lands" (1912-1938)

"Far Horizons" (1938-1966)

Society for the Propagation of the Gospel

"The Mission Field" (1856-1941)

Church of Scotland

"Life and Work" (1879-2000)

"Other Lands" (1921-1959)

Free Church of Scotland

"Monthly record of the Free Church of Scotland" (1868-1989)

United States

American Baptist Foreign Mission Society

"Missions" (1910-1967)

American Bible Society

"Bible Society Record" (1849-1970)

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

"Missionary herald at home and abroad" (1805-1951)

Christian and Missionary Alliance

"Alliance Weekly" (1887-1987)

Episcopal Church

"Spirit of Missions" (1836-1939)

Evangelical Lutheran Church/ United Lutheran Church

"Foreign Missionary" (1914-1963)

Methodist Episcopal Church, North

"The Gospel in All Lands" (1880-1903)

"Heathen woman's friend" / "Woman's Missionary Friend" (1869-1940)

Methodist Episcopal Church, South

"Woman's Missionary Advocate" (1888-1910)

"Missionary Voice" / "World Outlook" (1911-1970)

Presbyterian Church in the United States (Southern)

"Presbyterian Survey" (1924-1995)

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (Northern)

"Foreign Missionary" / "The Church at Home and Abroad" (1842-1898)

"Woman's Work" / "Women and Missions" (1905-1946)

Samples of non-Western periodicals:

Asia Journal of Theology.

Publisher: The Association for Theological Education in South East Asia

Founded: 1987

Divinity, Stacks ZP As4145

Current issue in Rotunda

This journal continues the work of The East Asia Journal of Theology. Purpose of the journal is to encourage Asian theology and scholarship, to pursue the relationship between the gospel and the culture of Asia, and to study the problems involved in teaching theology (Fleg).

The Indian Journal of Theology.

Publisher: Indian Journal of Theology, Bishop's College

Founded: 1952

Divinity, Stacks ZP In17

Current issue in Rotunda

Articles aim at how Christianity is compatible with the culture of India. Theology is undertaken in an ecumenical context, and the journal's interest covers both American and European theology as well. (Fleg) The Divinity School houses all the volumes through 1985 in the bound periodicals section of the stacks.

Journal of Theology for Southern Africa.

Publisher: Mills Litho

Founded: 1972

Divinity, Stacks ZP J8267

Current issue in Rotunda

Explores issues of ecumenism and social justice and is meant to be of interest to theologians, clergy, theology students, and lay persons. Its editors claim that its focus on southern Africa is unique. (Fleg)

Taiwan Journal of Theology.

Publisher: Taiwan Theological College

Founded: 1979

Divinity, Stacks ZP T12

Library has: v.1(1979)-v.17(1995)

The journal publishes about half of its articles in Chinese and half in English. But Chinese articles have English abstracts before the body of discussion. Many of the footnotes cite English sources. (Fleg) The Divinity School houses all issues through 1995 in the bound periodicals section of the stacks.

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