China's book of martyrs / Paul Hattaway.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"In China's Book of Martyrs, the first of the Fire & Blood series, Paul Hattaway charts the story of the Christian church in China from the earliest beginnings to present day. This comprehensive first volume tells the stories of those who have died for their faith in Christ in China, from all creeds or denominations and nationalities, including indigenous Chinese believers. Its features are: 1. History of the Christian church in China listed province by province from AD 845 to the present. 2. All denominations and creeds included. 3. All known martyrs included around 1000 named individuals or groups (501 profiles). 4. Includes over 2000 footnotes and source references, an extensive bibliography and indexes that list martyrs per country of origin and province in China where they were martyred. 5. Contains more than 500 black and white photos or drawings All those interested in the church movement, especially within China, will find this resource invaluable to their studies."--Amazon.com.

Early persecutions / 18th-century martyrs / 19th-century martyrs / Protestant martyrs of the Boxer Rebellion / Orthodox and Catholic martyrs of the Boxer Rebellion (1900) / Martyrs of the 20th-century bandit years / Martyrs of the Communist era.

China's Christian Martyrs / Paul Hattaway

Part 1. The first thousand years. 845 to 1599 : the earliest beginnings -- 1600s : a century of Catholic carnage -- 1700s : the bitter sweet century -- The great religious incident -- Slaughter in South China -- China's first Protestant martyrs -- Trouble in Guangxi and Guizhou -- The Tianjin Massacre -- Murderous monks in Tibet -- The Gutian Massacre -- Storm clouds on the horizon -- Part 2. The Boxer Rebellion of 1900. Prelude to the summer of slaughter -- Beijing -- The Tongzhou Massacre -- Hebei province -- The Zhujiahe massacre of 3,000 Catholics -- Little Anna Wang and her family -- The Yanshan slaughter -- The Baoding massacre -- The terrible escape -- Manchuria -- Bling Chang -- Zhejiang -- Inner Mongolia -- Shanxi -- The Taiyuan massacre -- Shouyang -- Trouble at the Great Wall -- Taigu -- Peter Ogren : the man who wouldn't die -- Letters of faith and courage -- Part 3. Bandits and Communists. 1901 to 1948 : martyrs of the bandit years -- Bloodbath in Xi'an -- Alphonso Argento : the last Boxer martyr -- Trouble among the tribes -- Caught in the crossfire -- 1925 to 1953 : the early years of Communism -- The father and son martyrs -- Sadhu Sundar Singh -- In the land of Mohammed -- John and Betty Stam -- Eric Liddel : Olympic champion and martyr -- Massacres in North China -- Thirty-three Trappist monks -- Bill Wallace -- Martyrs among the A-Hmao -- 1954 to 1982 : behind the iron curtain -- Zhu Yiming -- Molly O'Sullivan -- Watchman Nee -- Old tactics in New China -- Lilies among thorns -- House church martyrs of the 1990s -- Martyrs of the new millennium -- Into the future.

China's Christian Martyrs is the first attempt to document those who have been martyred for Christ in China from all the various Christian creeds. Since the Nestorians first introduced the gospel to China in the seventh century, an estimated 250,000 Christians have been martyred. They include some famous names, but the great majority have been ordianry men and women, boys and girls, who perished in countless places and by the most barbaric methods because fo their faith. - From back cover.