China's millions : the China Inland Mission and late Qing society, 1832-1905

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China's millions : the China Inland Mission and late Qing society, 1832-1905

Alvyn Austin

(Studies in the history of Christian missions)

William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2007

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-479) and index

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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 nver-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 "worldless 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.

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