Contents:

Contents:

Foreword / Paul Hyer

Introduction: A Recommissioning of Latter-day Saint Historians / Reid L. Neilson

Part I: Joseph Smith, Mormonism, and the World
1. Joseph Smith and the Rise of a World Religion / Robert L. Millet
2. Joseph Smith's Legacy in Latin America and the Pacific / Grant Underwood
3. The Prophet's Impact on Europe, Then and Now / Keith K. Hilbig
4. "A Babe Upon Its Mother's Lap": Church Development in a Developing World / Robert S. Wood

Part II: Missionary Work in a Global Village
5. Sharing the Gospel in a Global Setting / Lance B. Wickman
6. Challenges from Religious Communities in Spreading the Gospel / Hugh M. Matheson
7. The Impact of Secularization on Proselytism in Europe: A Minority Religion Perspective / W. Cole Durham Jr.
8. Challenges to Establishing the Church in the Middle East / James A. Toronto

Part III: Humanitarian Outreach and the Latter-day Saints
9. Humanitarian Aid: The Challenge of Self-Reliance / James O. Mason
10. Panel on Church Welfare Initiatives
 - Church Welfare: His Sheep Are Serving the World / Harold C. Brown
 - Economic Salvation for Our Brothers and Sisters / A. Terry Oakes
 - International Welfare / E. Kent Hinckley
11. Building Bridges of Understanding Through Church Humanitarian Assistance / Garry R. Flake

Part IV: Church Education Initiatives in an Era of Globalization
12. The Globalization of the Church Educational System / Joe J. Christensen
13. Education, the Church, and Globalization / John K. Carmack
14. Education and Provident Living in an Expanding Church / A. Bryan Weston
15. Private Education Initiatives by Latter-day Saints / E. Vance Randall, Chris Wilson

Part V: International Challenges Facing the Church
16. The Tumultuous Twenty-First Century: Turbulence and Uncertainty / Alexander B. Morrison
17. Family and the Global Church: Cultural and Political Challenges / Bruce D. Porter
18. An Ethical Dilemma: The Imposition of Values on Other Cultures / David A. Shuler
19. The Paradox of Religious Pluralism and Religious Uniqueness / Charles Didier
20. The Church in a Cross-Cultural World / Dieter F. Uchtdorf