Joshua's Bible

Joshua is an African American missionary sent by his mostly white mission board to South Africa in the 1930's. At first Joshua was happy to go along with his mission's policies. But as he got to know the people and their culture he began to see how racist some of the mission's policies were and bega......more

A wonderful overview of the many faces and characters found in a Mission setting - even today. Still, so many start off just like the various missionaries depicted here did. Watching each situation unfold (in my minds eye), I can relate in so many contemplation's and complexities daily faced; When a......more

A wonderful story about a young missionary who is sent to South Africa during the 1930's to do missionary work. He is the first Negro minister sent to preach to the Africans. Unfortunately, he runs into conflict when he confronts his benefactors who want him to confine his work to church-approved se......more

The story in this book was okay, but in places it was so awkwardly written that it was hard for me to take it seriously. I guess I never got into the author's tone. I was interested to learn a bit about apartheid through the eyes of an African American. But I think that I didn't quite get some of wh......more

I really enjoyed this book. I learned a lot about Racism in other parts of the world. I enjoy learning about history in a story setting. I actually listened to this as an Audio Book which I do a lot since I deliver Pizzas and I'm in my car a lot.......more