China's Millions - The China Inland Mission and Late Qing Society, 1832-1905

Informationen zum Autor Alvyn Austin , born in Calcutta to CIM missionaries, isassistant professor of history at Brock University, St.Catharines, Ontario. Klappentext Series: Studies in the History of Christian Missions (SHCM)In China's Millions veteran historian Alvyn Austin presents a compelling historical narrative of the China Inland Mission (now the Overseas Missionary Fellowship) -- the first history of the CIM by an outsider -- including 36 never-before-published illustrations and maps from the CIM/OMF archives. In the course of his sweeping survey, Austin examines a remarkable array of subjects, from the visionary, charismatic sect-leader Pastor Hsi, to the "wordless book," a missionary teaching device that fit perfectly with Chinese color cosmology, to the opium-soaked aftermath of the North China Famine of 1877-79.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alvyn Austin, Alvyn/ Frykenberg Austin
• Editore: Eerdmans wm b pub
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.03.2007
• EAN: 9780802829757
• ISBN: 978-0-8028-2975-7
• Serie: Studies in the History of Chri
• Categoria: Saggistica