Don Richardson (missionary)
Don Richardson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 |
| Occupation | Missionary |
- For others named Don Richardson, see Don Richardson (disambiguation)
Don Richardson (born 1935) is a Canadian Christian missionary, teacher, author and international speaker who worked among the tribal people of Western New Guinea, Indonesia.[1]
Missionary career
Richardson studied at the Prairie Bible Institute and the Summer Institute of Linguistics. In 1955, he and his wife Carol and their seven-month-old baby went to work among the Sawi tribe of what was then Dutch New Guinea in the service of the Regions Beyond Missionary Union.
In 1976 Don and his wife returned to North America where he began teaching at the U.S. Center for World Mission in Pasadena. Don became the Director of Tribal Peoples' Studies. Richardson has continued to teach and travel broadly, speaking about "redemptive analogies" as a means to communicate the gospel message among tribal peoples. His best-selling books have had a significant impact on missiology and ongoing Christian missionary work.
Works
- Peace Child (1974) ISBN 1576582892
- Lords of the Earth (2003) ISBN 1576582906
- Eternity in Their Hearts (1981) ISBN 0830738371
- Secrets of the Koran (2003) ISBN 0830731237
Notes
- ^ Tucker (1983), p. 476-478
References
- Tucker, Ruth (1983). From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. ISBN 0310239370.