Cultures colliding : American missionaries, Chinese resistance, and the rise of modern institutions in China /  John R. Haddad.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Into the Crucible: Shandong Missionaries Face Resistance -- An Exercise in Futility: The Struggles of Missionaries in the South -- Christ versus the Demons: Encounters with the Chinese Supernatural -- Cutting the Cord: Chinese Ministers Out on Their Own -- Crisis Breeds Invention: The Emergence of New Missionary Models -- The Spirit of Debate: The Missionary Conference of 1877 and Aftermath -- A New Kind of Man: Experiments in Hybrid Identity -- Challenging Convention: Single Women Enter Missions -- Transforming Health: Female Doctors Enter Medical Missions -- Hybrid Healers: American-trained Chinese Women in Medicine -- Extroverted Evangelists: The Student Volunteer Movement and the YMCA -- Ivory Pagodas: The Rise of Christian Colleges -- Conclusion: Into the Twentieth Century.

"This book tells the history of how and why American missionaries started building schools, colleges, medical schools, hospitals, and YMCA chapters in China before 1900"-- Provided by publisher.

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