An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens

by William Carey, Kevin DeYoung (Contributor), Mark Dever (Contributor)

The choice of where to begin the Missionary Legacy Editions series wasn’t difficult. More than two centuries ago, William Carey’s An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathen ripped away the façade of complacency in the Church and offered a sincere, biblical motivation for the pursuit of the Great Commission goal in its stead. The Church needs a humbling call to action like this today, just as it did in 1792.

This Missionary Legacy Edition is presented in a durable debossed hardcover with a smyth-sewn binding and full color endsheets. The text has been lightly updated and freshly typeset. A new foreword by Kevin DeYoung introduces the volume, and a new afterword by Mark Dever explores the implications of Carey’s work for today. Also included is the preface to the 1891 edition.

112 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2025

About the author

William Carey was an English Protestant missionary and Baptist minister, known as the "father of modern missions." Carey was one of the founders of the Baptist Missionary Society. As a missionary in the Danish colony, Serampore, India, he translated the Bible into Bengali, Sanskrit, and numerous other languages and dialects. He also has at least four colleges named after him, William Carey International University in Pasadena, California, Carey Theological College, Carey Baptist College, and William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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Reviews

[C.J. Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a nicely done edition. I'm glad it's getting a renewed focus.

DeYoung's intro is a basic introduction to Carey (most of which can be found online through other short biographies), but it is helpful to those who know little about Carey. The afterword is Dever's take on the importance of church-centered missions with Carey used as a springboard into that conversation; it is an important discussion though not explicitly on Carey's life, ministry, or publication(s).

I have minor qualms with it, but I'm rating it five stars because you should read it. :)