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God in the Rainforest: A Tale of Martyrdom and Redemption in Amazonian Ecuador

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In January of 1956, five young evangelical missionaries were speared to death by a band of the Waorani people in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Two years later, two missionary women--the widow of one of the slain men and the sister of another--with the help of a Wao woman were able to establish peaceful relations with the same people who had killed their loved ones. The highly publicized deaths of the five men and the subsequent efforts to Christianize the Waorani quickly became the defining missionary narrative for American evangelicals during the second half of the twentieth century.

God in the Rainforest traces the formation of this story and shows how Protestant missionary work among the Waorani came to be one of the missions most celebrated by Evangelicals and most severely criticized by anthropologists and others who accused missionaries of destroying the indigenous culture. Kathryn T. Long offers a study of the complexities of world Christianity at the ground level for indigenous peoples and for missionaries, anthropologists, environmentalists, and other outsiders. For the first time, Long brings together these competing actors and agendas to reveal one example of an indigenous people caught in the cross-hairs of globalization.

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"God in the Rainforest offers a thorough and clear-eyed account of missionary interactions with the Waorani, an Amazonian tribe which became symbolic of the missionary movement to 'unreached' peoples in the twentieth century ... an outstanding example of mission history." -- Hannah Malcolm, Modern Believing

"This book would be an excellent read for several audiences. For those preparing to engage in efforts to bring the gospel to unreached people groups, the book forces one to grapple with the question, "What am I bringing to the people beyond just the gospel of Jesus Christ?" For those already engaged in missions ministry, it highlights the difficulties of cross-cultural ministry. Finally, for every believer, it shines light on a world that has often been glamorized, celebrating victories but also raising questions concerning motivation and means, questions that are relevant to every cross-cultural situation. Without a doubt, I would highly recommend getting this book and reading it cover to cover." -- Terry Gugger, Wheaton College, EMQ

"God in the Rainforest is a truly wonderful book, which I enjoyed and appreciated enormously.... This is a very fine piece of historical writing. Long has trawled through a wide range of sources, many of them in Spanish, and conducted interviews with many of the surviving key figures in her story. As an Evangelical herself, she writes about them with obvious sympathy, but also with critical discernment and academic rigour. God in the Rainforest is a model of mission history." -- Brian Stanley, University Of Edinburgh

"[A] truly excellent book...Accessible, fair, and excellent value - as a model of good history-writing, this book sets the bar very high indeed, in one of the most highly contested arenas of human encounter. It deserves to be widely read." -- Revd Duncan Dormor, Church Times

"This riveting book brings fresh insight into the oft-told story of the five American missionaries who in 1956 died at the hand of Amazonian Indians. It then becomes even more compelling as it stays with the missionaries, the Waorani tribespeople, and a world-wide audience of interested observers for the next half century. It is a gem of a book, full of captivating human awareness, vivid cross-cultural wisdom, and extraordinarily winsome empathy for all parties involved."--Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame

"Kathryn Long has offered a scrupulous narrative history of the Summer Institute of Linguistics through the work and lives of key personalities involved in evangelical missions in Ecuador in the 1950s and following decades. The book unravels the complex strands of religion, politics, public relations, ethnic identity and violence, and the collision with Western economic and technological influences that disrupted and realigned local ideas and options. The intervention of international human rights organizations concerned with ethnic and environmental survival raised the stakes for all sides. The book shows that, ultimately, martyrdom and redemption affect and are affected by a much wider circle of actors and influences than their individualist nature would suggest.." -Lamin Sanneh, D. Willis James Professor of Mission and World Christianity, Yale Divinity School

"Long's study of the American evangelical missionary encounter with the Waorani
Indians in Ecuador in the 1950s and beyond forms the definitive narrative of that sprawling, complicated, seemingly remote endeavor. It also ranks among the most impressive studies of the entire American missionary impulse. God in the Rain Forest reveals Long's eye for the telling quotation, insight into the ironies that marked the Waorani
story, and appreciation for humor in the midst of heroism, conflict, tragedy, and pain. Mercifully free of jargon, Long's elegant prose shows us what history writing ought to look like"--Grant Wacker, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Christian History, Duke Divinity School

"Long makes good use of oral histories and interviews as well as the more complex life of Dayomae, a long-time Christian convert who worked closely for many years with Protestant missionaries. This is a diligent, open-ended exploration of a little-known international incident." --Publishers Weekly

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The story of an iconic 1956 evangelical mission in the Ecuadorian Amazon, which became a defining moment in the narrative of twentieth-century American evangelical missions.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (February 26, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190608986
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190608989
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.82 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.5 x 1.2 x 6.2 inches

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Mary B. Goring
Excellent research into an important historical event
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I was raised a missionary kid in Colombia, and our first few years on the mission field, 1960-67, were in the southern part of Colombia, near the Ecuadorian border and the location of the Waorani (Auca) tribal lands. The story of the slaying of these five young missionary men and the book Through Gates of Splendor were part of my earliest memories. This book was exhaustively researched, and it's fascinating to hear the story from many points of view. I believe that Ms. Long provides a broad and objective view of the many cultural, religious, and anthropological factors that surround this fascinating historical event. She is also an excellent, articulate, and clear writer. I recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about the story.

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I am a Christian layman who has gone to Ecuador several times on short term mission trips. I was interested in the story of Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Elisabeth Elliot, Rachel Saint before I went, but have become even more interested since my trip to Puyo, Ecuador and my visit to Nate Saint's house in Shell. This book is a very balanced treatment of all the players in perhaps the most famous missionary story of the 20th century. It will be of interest to all who care about the sharing of the gospel with all people groups as well as any who are interested in Ecuador. It's a great book!

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A very important book for those who remember the killing of the missionaries to the Aucas in the '50s. A complete history of the tribe, the anthropologists, the oil companies, the pilots, and the missionaries (Catholic and Protestant), the Bible translators from that day to this.

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I enjoyed reading about the difficulties of reaching the Wao people. This isn't just a Christian missionary propaganda, feel good message. It tells the good, bad, and ugly of all that went on from the 1950s to the present.

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The story of the 5 missionary martyrs is a story of my childhood heroes. This fresh retelling of the story is compelling. I highly recommend it.

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