Set in the jungles of Amazonian Ecuador, God in the Rainforest tells the story of an iconic evangelical mission. Beginning in 1956 with the deaths of five young Americans at the hands of the Waorani people, the book explores the aftermath of this incident as well as the ongoing complexities of Waorani-missionary interaction. Long's study of the American evangelical missionary encounter with the Waorni Indians in Ecuador in the 1950s and beyond forms the definitive narrative of that sprawling, complicated, seemingly remote endeavor. It also ranks among the most impressive studies of the entire American missionary impulse. God in the Rain Forest reveals Long's eye for the telling quotation, insight into the ironies that marked the Waorni story, and appreciation for humor in the midst of heroism, conflict, tragedy, and pain. Mercifully free of jargon, Long's elegant prose shows us what history writing ought to look like