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For more than a decade, Skeeter Wilson has been interviewing elders in Kenya to better understand them as they see themselves, rather than defined by the missionary culture. Take Nothing With You does not doubt the sincerity and good intentions of most missionaries worldwide-especially in Africa, where the author grew up. Neither does it question the sincerity that drives them to believe that they are fulfilling a divine calling. What Take Nothing With You does question is how faithfully the missionary movement reflects the teachings and examples of the Christ-the One who is the purported subject of their message. It questions if the message, as delivered in the missionary context, can really be considered ""Good News.""

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"""This is a must-read for Christian readers interested in Wilson's topic. A scathing assessment that lands some solid blows."" - Kirkus Reviews ""Take Nothing With You is a needful corrective to 600 years of well-intentioned, but very misguided, mission work."" - Jon Zens, author of Elusive Community: Why Do We Avoid What We Were Created For? ""Skeeter Wilson reveals-with a keen, gentle grace-the cruel and frequently brutal conduct of the white missionaries and the roles they have unwittingly played in enforcing the subjugation of Africans through the evangelizing of a whitewashed, Christian God."" - Najar Nyakio Munyinyi, Environmentalist and Afri-Historian Researcher and Writer ""Skeeter has done what few have had the nerve to do and that is to tackle the sacred cow of 'Missions' in conversion Protestantism...Whether you agree or not with Skeeter, you will be better for having been challenged by his thoughts in this book."" - Anonymous, Former Missionary Who Served 30+ Years in Africa"

This is a must-read for Christian readers interested in Wilson's topic. A scathing assessment that lands some solid blows. - Kirkus Reviews Take Nothing With You is a needful corrective to 600 years of well-intentioned, but very misguided, mission work. - Jon Zens, author of Elusive Community: Why Do We Avoid What We Were Created For? Skeeter Wilson reveals-with a keen, gentle grace-the cruel and frequently brutal conduct of the white missionaries and the roles they have unwittingly played in enforcing the subjugation of Africans through the evangelizing of a whitewashed, Christian God. - Najar Nyakio Munyinyi, Environmentalist and Afri-Historian Researcher and Writer Skeeter has done what few have had the nerve to do and that is to tackle the sacred cow of 'Missions' in conversion Protestantism...Whether you agree or not with Skeeter, you will be better for having been challenged by his thoughts in this book. - Anonymous, Former Missionary Who Served 30+ Years in Africa

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