Katharine Barnwell

Reviewed by:

Ceil Carey, retired public librarian and longtime book discussion leader

Title:

Katharine Barnwell: How one woman revolutionized modern missions

Author:

Jordan K. Monson

Publisher:

B & H Publishing Group

https://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/

Date:

2025

Format:

Hardcover

Length:

283 pages

Overview:

Mama Katy is what she was known as to her African colleagues and that gives us a good understanding of how she was viewed. Someone who accomplished so much in the world of missions and Bible translations might be arrogant or prideful but just this opposite was true of Katy Barnwell, a warm and patient woman who accomplished, in her own area, as much as did Billy Graham or Mother Teresa. Yet most of us have never heard of her, even those that are voracious readers of Christian materials. This biography will open your eyes to all that she accomplished and remind us that God’s Spirit is still alive and at work in this world.

Rating:

4 out of 5

Suggested audience:

Fans of biographies and those particularly interested in missions

Christian impact:

Readers will be inspired and hearts stirred by this biography of Katharine Barnwell.

Also includes:

-the Katy Barnwell Scholarship Fund

-with gratitude

-notes

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