{"product_id":"highfield-a-time-to-heal-martha-farrar-highfield-9781946849823","title":"Highfield A Time to Heal: Missionary Nurses in Churches of Christ, Southeastern Nigeria (1953-1967)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe previously untold story of how a remarkable set of lay and professional nurses shaped Church of Christ (COC) missions in southeastern Nigeria. These women's decisions and actions occurred within a broader shift of COC perspectives away from missionary healthcare as incidental volunteer women's work, and toward healthcare missions as a Christian duty. For each being a missionary nurse meant delivering healthcare as part of Christian evangelism. To that end, they executed multiple roles: healer, educator, revolutionary, advocate, goodwill ambassador, protector, administrator, evangelist, role model, fund-raiser, friend, and colleague. We did \"everything that needed to be done that there was nobody to do,\" reflected missionary Nancy Petty RN.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a fascinating look at the lives of women who bore great responsibility for Christian mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Barbara Mann Wall, RN, PhD, Thomas A. Saunders III Professor in Nursing, University of Virginia School of Nursing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighfield takes the reader on an exciting journey that fills a long-standing void in the literature about the origin of medical missions in Churches of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jerry Rushford, PhD, Director of Churches of Christ Heritage Center, Pepperdine University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough informative and rich documentation, Highfield records the actions of women, who opened mission leader's eyes to nursing as an integral part of missionary work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Dr. Tove Giske PhD, Professor in nursing, VID Specialized University, Norway; President, Nurses Christian Fellowship International \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs I read this book, I laughed out loud and was moved to tears. I saw missiological principles emerge as missionaries faced a host of worldview challenges. At a personal level this book serves as a powerful testimony for the necessity of a holistic mission that integrates the proclamation of the kingdom with the care for the sick. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Evertt W. Huffard, PhD, Missions Resource Network; Retired Dean\/Professor of Missions at Harding School of Theology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Highfield has written a rich, powerful history that has not been told, but strongly deserves to be. She probably knows more about this topic than anyone living today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Dyron B. Daughrity, PhD, Professor of Religion, Religion \u0026amp; Philosophy Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e California\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha Farrar Highfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1946849820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946849823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sulis Academic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Martha Farrar Highfield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44450265530623,"sku":"9781946849823","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d38d2f63-abaa-4224-ae12-cc453161dc1e.jpg?v=1698503799","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/highfield-a-time-to-heal-martha-farrar-highfield-9781946849823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}