Released in the UK November 2014
Released in the US January 2015
Trade paperback | 272 Pages
9781781915189 • £9.99 $14.99
BISAC – BIO018000
Mary Slessor
A Life on the Altar for God
Bruce McLennan
Story of Mary Slessor- Dundee Missionary
100 year anniversary of her death in 2015
Part of the History Maker Series
Mary Slessor was no ordinary woman, indeed she was no ordinary missionary. Brought up in Dundee, one of eleven children, Mary was called to mission. Setting sail for West Africa on the 5th August 1876, Mary arrived one month later. Bruce McLennan examines this remarkable story of a woman who shared the Gospel, stood up against inequality and impacted all areas of life in Calabar with boldness and conviction. McLennan also considers the debt owed to the work of previous missionaries who had established the work and looks at the legacy of Slessor after her death.
Bruce McLennan
Bruce McLennan holds degrees from Edinburgh University, the University of Guelph, Ontario, the University of Aberdeen and Dundee University. Specialising in Church History, particularly the Reformation in the North–East of Scotland he has contributed to a number of journal articles and has spent most of his career in secondary education.
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Christian Focus
... This biography not only tells us what Mary Slessor accomplished but also analyses why her labours had such a deep impact. We do well to learn from her example!
Conrad Mbewe
Pastor, Kabwata Baptist Church, Kabwata, Zambia; Founding Chancellor, African Christian University, Lusaka, Zambia
What we would call her life of sacrifice, Mary Slessor called a life of privilege. Persevering through many hardships and sadness with humility, God's sovereign purposes meant everything to her.
Amazing, encouraging, challenging, inspiring - a wonderful read.
Carine MacKenzie
Best–selling author of children’s books, Inverness, Scotland
What a story and what a woman of God. Mary Slessor was a hero of the faith indeed - worthy to be ranked with those mentioned in the latter part of Hebrews chapter 11. This book is a good summary of her life and mission service with an incisive assessment of her character, ministry and impact on both Calabar and Scotland. She broke the accepted norms of 19C mission in her identification with the people, commitment and willingness to suffer for the gospel - and with what remarkable results.
Patrick Johnstone
WEC Interational Regional Director for Europe & Author Emeritus, Operation World