Faithful Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey by Timothy George

There have been at least 50 biographies written about William Carey and never was a new one needed more than this. William Carey changed the face of mission work forever and a new generation needs to discover the genius of the man who attempted great things for God in India.

Timothy George does an excellent job in weaving the life of Carey together with a look at his theology and missiology. From his conversion to his meeting with Andrew Fuller to his establishment of the Serampore Mission, Faithful Witness unveils the heart of the cobbler who changed the world.

George does not gloss over the problems Carey faced. Carey practically invented modern mission but found himself at odds and then estranged from his own mission society. Added to problems back at home, there were problems in the mission camp. Carey's closest partner proved unreliable and often left them in debt and disrepute. Worst of all, was the long dark night of Carey's first wife's insanity. Through all of these valleys George reminds us that the Christian life is not all about apparent success. As Carey himself said. It is about plodding. It is about keeping on with God no matter what!

Faithful Witness serves the church well by reprinting in its entirety Carey's treatise on missions, Enquiry. Enquiry is available on-line here at The Baptist Page. Just click this link to read it.

Next to the Bible, Christian biographies are the most important reading we can engage in. Every generation needs to remember what believers before us have done and believed.

Faithful Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey by Timothy George (New Hope, 1991) 202 pages.

Timothy George is founding dean of Beason Seminary.