Training Laborers for His Harvest
An exploration of William Milne’s mentorship of Liang Fa, the first ordained Chinese pastor.
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Dreams and Disillusionment
If you’ve lived in China (Shanghai, particularly), you’ll love Shanghai Free Taxi. If you’re making plans to go to China, it’s a great introduction. If neither, read it anyway. You'll smile and learn stuff along the way!
A Response to Richard Cook
Few things are more meaningful to a scholar than to have their work read carefully by respected authorities in their field. I am deeply honored that Richard Cook chose to devote his time and attention to such a close reading of my research on . . . Timothy Richard.
Encountering China
Cook reviews this recent volume about the first half of Timothy Richard’s career and evaluates the book’s content and approach.
The Fading Vision of a Christian China
A book providing a valuable inside view of an era of unprecedented openness for Christianity in China and a sober historical assessment of why that era could not last.
A Foot Wide on the Edge of Nowhere
The story of Olive and Theo Simpkin.
Stories of Christian Women in China
This is not a book to be read in one sitting, however gripping the various accounts! Like so many of the books about China that recount the lives of ordinary people, and women in particular, it is not easy reading.
Bringing the Gospel to Guangxi
While Guilin is often considered a “must see” tourist site, Guangxi province itself remains, for many, a relatively unknown corner of China. This book helps fill the gap.
Another Look at the Life of Eric Liddell
A number of books have been written about Eric Liddell, but this one is different.
Bridging the Divide in Asian American Churches
"In the past three decades . . . [n]ew and healthy models of overseas Chinese churches and ministries have emerged. Yet the same questions remain. For every generation that has worked through the generational and cultural issues, another has just arrived, or is on the way." This book provides a means to revisit the these reoccurring questions in a new light.
In Drawing Plain People, He Draws the Face of God
Using a conversation format, the life experiences and oil painting of Yang Feiyun, head of the Chinese Academy of Oil Painting, are explored.
From Kuan Yin to Chairman Mao
A survey of more than 60 figures and creatures from Chinese mythical, historical, and religious sources.