@book{19993, keywords = {leprosy, History}, author = {Stoesz E}, title = {Contagious compassion : celebrating 100 years of American Leprosy Missions}, abstract = {pt. 1. In the beginning (Before 1906)/Felton Ross and Edgar Stoesz -- Thailand: featuring James and Laura McKean (1906-1925)/Ted R. Brown -- Congo: featuring Eugene and Julia Kellersberger (1926-1945)/Winifred Kellersberger Vass -- Paraguay: featuring John and Clara Schmidt (1946-1965)/Edgar Stoesz -- India: featuring Paul and Margaret Brand (1966-1985)/Philip Yancey -- pt. 2. ALM news throughout the century/Eugene Wilson -- pt. 3. Stigma destroys the spirit/Hugh Cross -- Research: from divine curse to scientific conundrum/David Scollard -- Rehabilitation: the restoration of dignity and self-worth/Susan S. Renault -- Leprosy plus/Christopher J. Doyle -- Peering into the future/Paul Saunderson -- pt. 4. Board and executive leadership/Edgar Stoesz and Diane Bryson -- Appendices. ALM expenditures by year; ALM partners; ALM around the world/compiled by Eugene Wilson -- "Touch" an address delivered by Paul W. Brand, October 17, 1963 -- "The leprosy worker's prayer"/Susan S. Renault.}, year = {2006}, pages = {xv, 238 p.}, publisher = {Providence House Publishers}, address = {Franklin, Tenn.}, isbn = {9781577363125}, url = {http://www.leprosy.org}, note = {Includes bibliographical references (p. 236) and index.}, language = {eng}, }