Katharine Barnwell: How One Woman Revolutionized Modern Missions

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Katharine Barnwell: How One Woman Revolutionized Modern Missions

By: Jordan K. Monsell

B&H Publishing, 2025 

304 Pages  

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Authors and publishers sometimes jazz up their titles to tempt reluctant readers. The subtitle of this work, How One Woman Revolutionized MODERN MISSIONS, seems to fall under that category. Here’s how one blurb described her: “What if Mother Teresa or Billy Graham lived and worked—and nobody knew their name? What if one of the most influential missionaries in all of church history went almost unnoticed? Meet Katharine (Katy) Barnwell. Within Bible translation, she’s an absolute star. Outside of Bible translation, few have heard of her.” Now, after reading Monson’s well-written biography of Katherine “Katy” Barnwell, he might just have a point there. 

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