Using GIS to Measure the Social Impact of Christian Missions

What kind of impact have missionaries made on the world? Have they harmed the world by merely exporting western values, or have they improved the world? Robert Woodberry addressed these questions and more: by examining historical patterns and statistics between 1820 and 1920, he explains how missionaries have influenced healthcare, education, printing, social reform, economic development, and democracy.

Robert Woodberry.
senior research professor at Baylor University

Robert Woodberry directs the Project on Religion and Economic Change and is a senior research professor at Baylor University. Woodberry has analyzed the long-term social, political, and economic impact of Protestant missionary activity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Woodberry holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.