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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Muslim plight in China -- Christians on mission in China and other foreign lands -- Missionaries encounter Muslims in China -- Muslim torments and hesitations -- Methods of evangelism among Chinese Muslims -- Clashes of doctrine and reality -- The balance of gains and losses -- The Muslim counter attack -- Missionary work in perspective -- Summary |
| Summary |
Christian missionaries in China have been toiling since the 16th century, with little success. Only after the Opium War were the Western powers which invaded China able to enforce their gunboat policy, under which their missionaries could penetrate all parts of China and extend their activities to a larger part of the population, which needed welfare assistance and western protection, and therefore resorted to evangelization as a way to obtain both. However, relative to the huge Chinese population and to the optimistic expectations of the missionaries, little was achieved on the ground. Therefo |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 14, 2018) |
| Subject |
Missions -- China -- History
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Islam -- China -- History
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Christianity and other religions -- China -- Islam
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Religious fundamentalism.
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Christianity.
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RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions.
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Christianity.
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Interfaith relations.
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Islam.
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Missions.
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China.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781527520165 |
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1527520161 |
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