Henry Martyn, Saint and Scholar / First Modern Missionary to the Mohammedans, 1781-1812

The work recounts the life of a devout scholar who leaves England for prolonged travel and missionary service across South America, South Africa, India, Ceylon, Arabia, Persia, and Anatolia, combining clerical duties with rigorous scholarship. It details his Cambridge training, intimate correspondence, and tireless labors translating the Scriptures into Persian, producing a New Testament and engaging in theological debates with Muslim, Sufi, and Jewish interlocutors. Drawn from journals and letters, the narrative emphasizes personal piety, intellectual struggle, travel hardships, and an early death abroad, closing with reflections on his methods, legacy, and the practical challenges of missionary work among Muslim communities.