Reference guide to Christian missionary societies in China : from the sixteenth to the twentieth century / by R.G. Tiedemann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tiedemann, R. G., 1941-

Series:

East Gate book.

An East Gate book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missions--Societies, etc.

Missions.

Missions--China--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This comprehensive guide includes nearly five hundred entries identifying both Roman Catholic and Protestant missionary sending agencies and related religious congregations that played a part in the historical interaction of Christianity and Chinese society prior to 1950.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Abbreviations & Acronyms; Part I. Roman Catholic: Religious Communities of Men; Part II Roman Catholic: Religious Communities of Women; Part III. Roman Catholic: Chinese Religious Communities of Women; Part IV Protestant: Foreign Missionary Societies; Part V. Protestant: Chinese Missionary Societies; Appendix A Russian Orthodox Mission; Appendix B Roman Catholic Support Organizations; Appendix C Protestant Auxiliary Organizations; Selected Bibliography; INDEXES

Notes:

"An East gate book."

First published 2009 by M.E. Sharpe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-49731-X

1-315-49732-8

1-315-49733-6

0-7656-2234-3

9781315497334

OCLC:

463298799