China's Millions: The China Inland Mission and Lat Qing Society 1832-1905 (Studies in the History of Christian Missions)

By Alvyn Austin

Series: Studies in the History of Christian Missions (SHCM)In China's Millions veteran historian Alvyn Austin presents a compelling historical narrative of the China Inland Mission (now the Overseas Missionary Fellowship) -- the first history of the CIM by an outsider -- including 36 never-before-published illustrations and maps from the CIM/OMF archives. In the course of his sweeping survey, Austin examines a remarkable array of subjects, from the visionary, charismatic sect-leader Pastor Hsi, to the "wordless book," a missionary teaching device that fit perfectly with Chinese color cosmology, to the opium-soaked aftermath of the North China Famine of 1877-79.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802829759
• ISBN13: 9780802829757
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"