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

Austin, Alvyn/ Frykenberg, Robert Eric (Editor)/ Stanley, Brian (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0802829759 / ISBN 13: 9780802829757

Published by Eerdmans Pub Co, 2007

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506 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: China's Millions: The China Inland Mission and Late Qing Society, 1832-1905
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802829759
• ISBN 13: 9780802829757
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.78 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Alvyn Austin, born in Calcutta to CIM missionaries, isassistant professor of history at Brock University, St.Catharines, Ontario.