Against the Gates of Hell: The Life & Times of Henry Perry, a Christian Missionary in a Moslem World

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Summary: Against the Gates of Hell
Review: Against the Gates of Hell is an inspiring revview of the life of a Christian missionary serving in Turkey from the 1860's to the end of that century. The devotion of Henry Perry to the salvation of the Turks and Armenians where he taught, preached, established schools, hospitals and orphanages, during which time death claimed 5 infant daughters and his wife, is beyond under-
standing in the modern era.

While American missionary societies supported hundreds of doctors and missionaries who labored in the face of overwhelming aggression against the Armenians, Western world powers ignored the horrible slaughter of innocents by a dying Ottoman Empire,
The author documents the story with clarity, insight and specificity and brings to life events of 150 years past.