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Beyond east and west / by John C.H. Wu ; with a new foreword by John Wu, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wu, Jingxiong, 1899-1986, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wu, Jingxiong, 1899-1986.
- Wu, Jingxiong.
- Catholic converts--China--Biography.
- Catholic converts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (417 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- John C. H. Wu's arresting autobiography recounts his life and influence on Chinese Christianity and develops a synthesis between Catholicism and the ancient culture of China.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Beyond East and West: A Foreword
- A Note of Introduction
- Illustrations
- Part One
- Prologue
- 1. The Gift of Life
- 2. My Father
- 3. My Little Mother
- 4. My Big Mother
- 5. The Philosophy of the Nursery
- 6. Adam and Eve
- 7. John Is My Name
- 8. The Hound of Heaven
- 9. The Story of a Friendship
- 10. "Law Is My Idol"
- 11. De Profundis
- Part Two
- 12. The Religions of China
- 13. The Lotus and the Mud
- 14. Mental Roamings
- 15. Return of the Prodigal
- 16. The Kindergarten of My Catholic Life
- 17. Escape from a Lion's Den
- 18. The Poetry of Life
- 19. A Chinese Tunic for Christ
- 20. The Diplomacy of Love
- 21. My Last Trip to China
- Epilogue
- Explanations and Acknowledgments
- European Reminiscences (an appendix to Beyond East and West).
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-268-10367-4
- OCLC:
- 1019854024
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