{"product_id":"icon-and-outcast-f-calvin-parker-9780595451999","title":"Icon and Outcast: The Life of Jonathan Goble","description":"Jonathan Goble (1827-1896) was the most colorful and aggressive missionary in nineteenth-century Japan. The maverick Baptist won acclaim as inventor of the rickshaw, translator of the oldest extant Bible portion published in Japan, and pioneer in the distribution of Scriptures. But he was disliked for his volcanic temper, violent acts, and shady ethics. The missionary icon became an outcast.\u003cp\u003e This book grew out of the author's 1990 work, \u003ci\u003eJonathan Goble of Japan, \u003c\/i\u003e which earned these reviews: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A fascinatingly colorful personality comes to life in the pages of this scholarly book.\"-\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Outstanding study of the complexities of one missionary . excellent example of the historian's craft.\"-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Japanese Studies \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The book blends good scholarship with human interest, rich local color, and readability. It will reward any reader.\"-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMissiology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The present work, newly written with fresh insights, offers a different perspective on an extraordinary missionary. Aimed at a wider audience, it too will reward any reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e F. Calvin Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595451993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595451999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"F. Calvin Parker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43920305160447,"sku":"9780595451999","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e0808a54-7779-4c7b-880a-6214402c9756.jpg?v=1680814662","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/icon-and-outcast-f-calvin-parker-9780595451999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}