Introduction

During most of the modern history of the expansion of Western Christendom, China, as the world’s most populous country, was the great prize. Although the results were disappointing, as the numbers of converts both Protestant and Catholic remained relatively small throughout the height of China missi...

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Main Author: Gewurtz, Margo S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Social sciences and missions
Year: 2014, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-6
Further subjects:B China missions Chinese diaspora mission methodology muscular Christianity medical practices intercultural encounters
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