Subject: Missionaries, German--Biography

Opening China : Karl F. A. Gützlaff and Sino-Western relations, 1827-1852
AuthorLutz, Jessie Gregory, 1925-
PlaceGrand Rapids, MI
PublisherWilliam B. Eerdmans
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
SeriesStudies in the history of Christian missions
ShelfHallway Cases
Call NumberBV3427.G8 L88 2008
Descriptionxix, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
NoteOpening China : Karl F. A. Gützlaff and Sino-Western relations, 1827-1852 / Jessie Gregory Lutz.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-358) and index.

The changing context of Sino-Western relations and Protestant missions, 1807-1851 -- Youth in a turbulent Germany and an expanding West -- Independent missionary -- The multiple roles of nineteenth-century missionaries -- The West learns about China : Karl Gützlaff's Western-language writings -- Translating Christianity for China -- New horizons -- Karl Gützlaff and the Chinese Union -- Karl Gützlaff, Chinese Christians, and the Chinese heterodox communities -- Karl Gützlaff : "parson and pirate, charlatan and genius"?

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