Campus Location
Abilene Campus (Residential)
Date of Award
5-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Graduate School of Theology
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Chris Flanders
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Douglas R. Foster
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
Kelly R. Elliott
Abstract
Don Carlos Janes (1877-1944) was arguably the most significant missions-related figure in Churches of Christ during the first four decades of the twentieth century. Early in his life, Janes traveled the United States as an evangelist, but after a life-changing encounter with missionary to Japan William J. Bishop and a subsequent trip around the world, Janes developed a passion for foreign mission. While he never served as a full time missionary, Janes devoted his life to missionary activism in Churches of Christ until his death in 1944. The size and scope of this work offended some, as they believed Janes functioned akin to a mission society, thus violating the congregationalist polity of Churches of Christ. So extensive was his work and significant his impact that some assigned him the title the "one-man missionary society."
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Recommended Citation
Hegi, Jeremy P., "Don Carlos Janes: One-Man Missionary Society" (2012). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 645.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/645