The cross and the floating dragon : the Gospel in Ryukyu /
Bollinger, Edward E,
The cross and the floating dragon : the Gospel in Ryukyu / [print] Edward E. Bollinger. - Pasadena, California : W. Carey Library, (c)1983. - xviii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Ishigaki Eisho : the first martyr -- Dr. Bernard J. Bettelheim : missionary pioneer to Ryukyu -- Period of new beginnings and slow growth, 1891-1908 -- Rapid growth and expanding Christian influence, 1909-1925 -- Poverty, militarism and declining church growth, 1926-1945 -- Into the vacuum : post-war evangelism : a period of rapid growth, 1945-1958 -- Church building and social involvement : continued growth with sectarian diversity, 1959-1968 -- Preparation for reversion to Japan, 1968-1972 -- Post-reversion society and the churches, 1972-1980.
9780878081905
82023540
Missions--Japan--Ryukyu Islands.
BR1310 BR1310.B692.C767 1983
The cross and the floating dragon : the Gospel in Ryukyu / [print] Edward E. Bollinger. - Pasadena, California : W. Carey Library, (c)1983. - xviii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Ishigaki Eisho : the first martyr -- Dr. Bernard J. Bettelheim : missionary pioneer to Ryukyu -- Period of new beginnings and slow growth, 1891-1908 -- Rapid growth and expanding Christian influence, 1909-1925 -- Poverty, militarism and declining church growth, 1926-1945 -- Into the vacuum : post-war evangelism : a period of rapid growth, 1945-1958 -- Church building and social involvement : continued growth with sectarian diversity, 1959-1968 -- Preparation for reversion to Japan, 1968-1972 -- Post-reversion society and the churches, 1972-1980.
9780878081905
82023540
Missions--Japan--Ryukyu Islands.
BR1310 BR1310.B692.C767 1983