July 01, 1982 by

Mission Frontiers has been granted permission to reprint the two page spread from TIME magazine which featured the work of David Barrett on the World Christian Encyclopedia

First we want to congratulate Time for properly weighing the potent meaning of this new whopper of a book, "The World Christian Encyclopedia" (7 lbs. 1,000 huge pages).

Secondly because some people would not believe us as readily as they would Time! (Shame on them!)

Thirdly because we want to celebrate with our friend David Barrett (the author) the fruit of his 14 years of dedicated labors.

Fourthly because you, dear reader, desperately need to know this book exists! Why? Otherwise you would not know there are 97 million Christians in Soviet Russia.

Now if you don't think that's a bombshell revelation just stop and think: the embarrassing inability of an all-powerful Communist major power to put down and knock out the Christian movement in that country is very, very good news.

But really, this huge book tells us more about God's power than it tells us about the Russian government's attitude toward Christ.

Have we wondered if Communism was more powerful than Christianity? Now we know. And now we dare to look at all the other pages to see in one massive, highly illustrated book the solid facts about the largest, most extensive, most influential, most irreversible movement in the world today.

Say, this book will go up to $95.00 at the end of July. The present price is $74.50. Mission Frontiers Book Service can get it for you for only $59.95 (add $3.60 for a California address). For your living room? For your church library? Act now. Circle the item on the back page.