Robert Laws is a key figure in the development of Central Africa. So said William McDonald, visiting Livingstonia in 1989 as Moderator of the Church of Scotland General Assembly. To understand Malawi and other neighbouring countries today, it is important to understand the impact of what David Livingstone called ‘commerce and Christianity’. Christian mission in Africa is a controversial subject today, and the thoughtful minds and servant hearts of earlier missionaries are easily dismissed without knowing what they actually said and did. This well researched book will introduce a new generation to a key period in the history of Central Africa.