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Clouds of witnesses : Christian voices from Africa and Asia / Mark A. Noll and Carolyn Nystrom. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, [(c)2011.Description: 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780830838349
  • 0830838341
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR1700.3.C568 2011
  • BR1700.3.N998.C568 2011
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Contents:
Southern Africa. Bernard Mizeki (c. 1861-1896) : the first Anglican African martyr ; John Chilembwe (c. 1870-1915) : holistic Christian and accidental rebel ; Albert Luthuli (1898-1967) : gentleman of justice West Africa. William Wade Harris (c. 1865-c. 1929) : passionate prophet ; Byang Kato (1936-1975) : theological visionary East Africa. Simeon Nsibambi (1897-1978) : revival anchor ; Janani Luwum (1922-1977) : martyr of "the second century" ; India. Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922) : Christian, Hindu, reformer ; V.S. Azariah (1874-1945) : bishop, statesman, pastor ; Sundar Singh (1889-1929?) : mysterious mystic Korea. Sun Chu Kil (1869-1935) : pastor and founding father China. Dora Yu/Yu Cidu (1873-1931) : catalyst for an enduring Chinese faith ; Mary Stone/Shi Meiyu (1873-1954) : agent of change ; John Sung/Song Shangjie (1901-1944) : firestorm evangelist ; Yao-Tsung Wu/Wu Yaozong (1893-1979) : Communist and Christian ; Wang Mingdao (1900-1991) : imprisoned by choice ; Ignatius Cardinal Kung/Kung Pin-Mei (1901-2000) : a Catholic valiant for truth.
Summary: In seventeen narratives Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom introduce Christian leaders in Africa and Asia who had tenacious faith in the midst of deprivation, suffering and conflict. Spanning a century, from the 1880s to the 1980s, their stories demonstrate the vitality of the Christian faith in a diversity of contexts.
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Southern Africa. Bernard Mizeki (c. 1861-1896) : the first Anglican African martyr ; John Chilembwe (c. 1870-1915) : holistic Christian and accidental rebel ; Albert Luthuli (1898-1967) : gentleman of justice West Africa. William Wade Harris (c. 1865-c. 1929) : passionate prophet ; Byang Kato (1936-1975) : theological visionary East Africa. Simeon Nsibambi (1897-1978) : revival anchor ; Janani Luwum (1922-1977) : martyr of "the second century" ; India. Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922) : Christian, Hindu, reformer ; V.S. Azariah (1874-1945) : bishop, statesman, pastor ; Sundar Singh (1889-1929?) : mysterious mystic Korea. Sun Chu Kil (1869-1935) : pastor and founding father China. Dora Yu/Yu Cidu (1873-1931) : catalyst for an enduring Chinese faith ; Mary Stone/Shi Meiyu (1873-1954) : agent of change ; John Sung/Song Shangjie (1901-1944) : firestorm evangelist ; Yao-Tsung Wu/Wu Yaozong (1893-1979) : Communist and Christian ; Wang Mingdao (1900-1991) : imprisoned by choice ; Ignatius Cardinal Kung/Kung Pin-Mei (1901-2000) : a Catholic valiant for truth.

In seventeen narratives Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom introduce Christian leaders in Africa and Asia who had tenacious faith in the midst of deprivation, suffering and conflict. Spanning a century, from the 1880s to the 1980s, their stories demonstrate the vitality of the Christian faith in a diversity of contexts.

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