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Who are the Irish missionaries and what has motivated them? Why did people go? For glory, adventure, escape? And what did they achieve? The author, Irish Times journalist Joe Humphreys, has visited the missionaries' places of work across the globe, asking what motivated them in the past, and what continues to motivate the modern missionary. Along the way, we meet women who defied a Catholic Church ban on practising medicine, 'turbulent' priests who challenged despots and dictators (and sometimes won), and aid workers, who today fight against such global problems as religious extremism and HIV/AIDS.

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Joe Humphreys is a writer and senior staff journalist with The Irish Times, principally writing news, current affairs and features. He has worked overseas, in Africa and South Africa, and has reported from locations such as East Timor. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Philosophy, obtained from University College Dublin. He lives in Dublin with his wife and daughter.

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