William Ward’s (1769–1823) story has rarely been written, yet he left an indelible mark on Christian world missions. He laboured as a missionary in India for over twenty years, and played an indispensable part in the great missionary project at Serampore. In the two hundred years since his death, his name has been overshadowed by that of William Carey, the senior missionary at Serampore, yet as a printer, Bible translator, evangelist, and administrator, the work could not have succeeded without his tireless contributions. He summarised the message he longed to share, ‘Redeeming love has been my theme.’
This is the second title in the Evangelical Lives series – a series of small biographies of 18th century Christians in the British Isles whose lives are long forgotten or regarded as marginal.
