An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens: In Which the Religious State of the Different Nations of the World, the Success of Former Undertakings, and the Practicability of Further Undertakings are Considered

Summary

In 1792, William Carey wrote and published a manuscript that became known as his Enquiry. In the book's introduction, Carey proposes the question of whether Jesus' call to spread the Gospel to every nation remains an obligation to Christians. He then goes on to review various attempts to convert people throughout the world to Christianity, provides a survey of the world's countries containing statistical information such as religious preferences and populations, delivers an argument for sending missionaries throughout the world, and defends the idea of Christians promoting missionaries' efforts.