Bishop in Honan : Mission and Museum in the Life of William C. White / Lewis C. Walmsley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walmsley, Lewis C., Author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

White, William Charles, 1873-1960.

White, William Charles.

Henan Sheng (China)--Church history.

Henan Sheng (China).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This volume recounts the history of the rich life of William C. White, first as a missionary in China, and then as a collector and curator of Chinese archaeology.

Contents:

Cover; FOREWORD; MAPS; PART ONE THE FORMATIVE YEARS, 1873-1897; 1 A missionary is born; 2 A constant awareness of God; 3 The rolling hills of home; 4 Training for the mission field; PART TWO TWO DECADES IN CHINA, 1897-1924; 5 A new adventure begins; 6 Settling down in China; 7 A fullness of days; 8 The transfer to Longuong; 9 A new world of experience opens; 10 A bishop arrives in Honan; 11 The years of construction; 12 Days of famine and political unrest; PART THREE BEGINNING A NEW CAREER, 1924-1934; 13 Seeking the treasures of ancient China; 14 The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

PART FOUR PROFESSOR, CURATOR, AUTHOR, 1934-194815 Interpreting China's history and culture; 16 The return to Honan; PART FIVE THE SOUL'S LONG HOME, 1948-1960; 17 The busyness of 'retirement'; 18 Accusations and counterattack; 19 The churchman as prolific writer; 20 The feeble flesh and the ascetic spirit; PUBLICATIONS OF THE RIGHT REVEREND W.C. WHITE; INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-7413-4

OCLC:

1102655081