Jesus and Pocahontas: Gospel, Mission, and National Myth

by Howard A. Snyder

Book Overview

Most Americans know the story of Pocahontas, but not the fact that she was a Christian, and the reasons for her dramatic conversion. Pocahontas had a history-altering encounter with Jesus Christ. A key figure was Alexander Whitaker, pioneer Anglicanmissionary in Virginia, who taught Pocahontas the Christian faith - but is almost totally unknown today. This story of Pocahontas has never fully been told. Or it has been ridiculed. Yet it is true, as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718894197
• ISBN13: 9780718894191
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"