Chapter 2: Early History (1818-1881)

Chapter 3: The debate begins (1881-1882)

Chapter 4: The meaning of evangelization (1881-1882)

Chapter 5: Time and evangelization (1882-1883)

Chapter 6: Missionaries and evangelization (1883-1885)

Chapter 7: The Northfield Meeting (1885)

Chapter 8: The Crisis of Missions (1886)

Chapter 9: The Role of the Student Volunteers (1886-1900)

Chapter 10: The Evangelisation of the World (1887)

Chapter 11: The Church's Responsibility (1887-1888)

Chapter 12: The Centenary Conference in London (1888)

Chapter 13: The Crisis Continues (1888-1889)

Chapter 14: The Canon Taylor Controversy (1888-1889)

Chapter 15: Entering the Final Decade (1890)

Chapter 16: The Continuing Possibility (1890-1892)

Chapter 17: The Greatest Work in the World (1891-1893)

Chapter 18: Decline (1893-1894)

Chapter 19: "We are compelled to abandon the hope" (1894-1900)

Chapter 20: After the turn of the century (1900-1910)

Chapter 21: A word on eschatology and missions

Chapter 22: Conclusion