From Every Tribe and Nation

“I recommend [this book] highly. . . . [It has] a thread of personal narrative interwoven with the larger story, and for some readers that will be particularly compelling.”—John Wilson, Books & Culture

“Many of us have learned so much from what Mark Noll has taught us about the past. But now we have the book that we have been hoping he would also write: a marvelous, personal account of his own journey thus far, from his early days as a teenage baseball fan in Iowa to his groundbreaking work as a gifted historian of global Christianity.”—Richard J. Mouw, professor of faith and public life, Fuller Theological Seminary

“Mark Noll takes his readers on a fascinating journey in which they can share his enthusiasm of discovery regarding one of the most remarkable developments within recent memory: the burgeoning of Christianity around the globe. Noll’s range of expertise is truly wonderful, and he offers a host of insights along the way.”—George Marsden, professor of history emeritus, University of Notre Dame

“Any new book by Mark Noll is undoubtedly a cause for excitement for anyone interested in the history of Christianity. From Every Tribe and Nation takes the literature on world Christianity to a whole new level. The book’s foundation is the modern-day evolution of Christianity into a global faith, and it asks the essential ‘So what?’ questions about the implications of this overwhelming fact. Readable, insightful, and often moving.”—Philip Jenkins, distinguished professor of history, Baylor University

“Experience is all. From Every Tribe and Nation is a spirited tale told in the first person of how a boy who grew up in a Baptist community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, came to know, in his life and in his scholarship, the truth of the words of Revelation, ‘by your blood you ransomed for God saints from every tribe and language and people and nation.’ Noll is a good storyteller, and his lively accounts of Christian life and witness across the globe, in Asia and Africa and Eastern Europe, will delight and inspire readers.”—Robert Louis Wilken, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of the History of Christianity Emeritus, University of Virginia

“Mark Noll invites us to join him on the intellectual and spiritual journey that led him to realize that Christianity from its origin onward must be understood and evaluated as both cross-cultural and global. As an ‘autobiographical memoir,’ this engaging book gives insight into the mind of an important scholar today, but it also summons historians and scholars in other fields to assess the approaches they take in the study of Christianity.”—Karen Westerfield Tucker, professor of worship, Boston University

“Mark Noll provides a rare glimpse into the mind and heart of a historian as he reflects on the intertwining of his own professional and personal story with the story of world Christianity. The book leaves us hungry to know more—more about how the study of history can enrich our own spiritual journeys, and more about the rich and unfolding story of a changing scholarly and pedagogical orientation toward world Christianity. It has the potential to kindle many productive conversations among friends and colleagues in both the church and the academy!”—Shirley A. Mullen, president, Houghton College

“Mark Noll’s story of how he came to engage world Christianity is powerful and instructive—and a delight to read. It should be required reading for seminarians and widely discussed in churches interested in the global contours of the Christian faith. Here we witness how thinking changed, but much more—how a life was reordered and transformed.”—Nathan O. Hatch, president, Wake Forest University