Triumphant Love

J. (Hans) Kommers

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An open-access academic study of Amy Carmichael's missionary work in South India — her background, the Keswick movement, the Dohnavur Fellowship and her contextual and strategic approach to mission.

Chapters 48
  1. Front Matter
  2. Women in mission work: Strategic to God’s vision for the world (part 1 of 2)
  3. Women in mission work: Strategic to God’s vision for the world (part 2 of 2)
  4. Dawning of a vision
  5. The girl from Millisle (part 1 of 3)
  6. The girl from Millisle (part 2 of 3)
  7. The girl from Millisle (part 3 of 3)
  8. Amy Carmichael’s Keswick connection
  9. Always watching for great things
  10. He goes before (part 1 of 2)
  11. He goes before (part 2 of 2)
  12. India at last: God’s chosen heritage
  13. India at the time Amy arrived (part 1 of 4)
  14. India at the time Amy arrived (part 2 of 4)
  15. India at the time Amy arrived (part 3 of 4)
  16. India at the time Amy arrived (part 4 of 4)
  17. Itinerating work
  18. The beginning of the Dohnavur Fellowship (part 1 of 3)
  19. The beginning of the Dohnavur Fellowship (part 2 of 3)
  20. The beginning of the Dohnavur Fellowship (part 3 of 3)
  21. Under the shadow of his wings (part 1 of 2)
  22. Under the shadow of his wings (part 2 of 2)
  23. Leadership
  24. The sanctuary in the desert (part 1 of 3)
  25. The sanctuary in the desert (part 2 of 3)
  26. The sanctuary in the desert (part 3 of 3)
  27. Amy’s missionary approach (part 1 of 3)
  28. Amy’s missionary approach (part 2 of 3)
  29. Amy’s missionary approach (part 3 of 3)
  30. Under the obedience of Christ (part 1 of 3)
  31. Under the obedience of Christ (part 2 of 3)
  32. Under the obedience of Christ (part 3 of 3)
  33. The Missionary: ‘I was sent, so speak’ (1) (part 1 of 3)
  34. The Missionary: ‘I was sent, so speak’ (1) (part 2 of 3)
  35. The Missionary: ‘I was sent, so speak’ (1) (part 3 of 3)
  36. The Missionary: ‘I was sent, so speak’ (2) (part 1 of 2)
  37. The Missionary: ‘I was sent, so speak’ (2) (part 2 of 2)
  38. Sunset
  39. After Amma
  40. Global thinking – heart searching
  41. Dust of the earth, dust of God (part 1 of 2)
  42. Dust of the earth, dust of God (part 2 of 2)
  43. Loving God enough to break ancient rules (part 1 of 6)
  44. Loving God enough to break ancient rules (part 2 of 6)
  45. Loving God enough to break ancient rules (part 3 of 6)
  46. Loving God enough to break ancient rules (part 4 of 6)
  47. Loving God enough to break ancient rules (part 5 of 6)
  48. Loving God enough to break ancient rules (part 6 of 6)
AuthorJ. (Hans) Kommers
LanguageEnglish
First published2017
EraContemporary
CategoriesMissions · Christian Biography
TopicsMissions · Evangelism
Length663 pages · 22 chapters · ≈ 30 h 48 min read
FormatsWeb Book · PDF
SourcePublisher's open-access PDF (AOSIS; also listed in OAPEN and
Status Permission Granted

Permission Granted. © J. (Hans) Kommers 2017 — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 open-access licence.

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