| Author | Lewis, Larry |
| Place | Maryknoll, NY |
| Publisher | Orbis Books |
| Collection | Ricci Institute Library |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Language | English |
| Type | Book |
| Series | |
| Shelf | Reading Room, Dir. Office Gallery |
| Call Number | BX4705.L6172 A3 1997 |
| Description | xi, 187 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Note | by Larry Lewis. "Set against the tumultous backdrop of contemporary China, Larry Lewis's autobiographical The Misfit tells a story of how God breaks through the aridity of human hearts, and how healing occurs in the midst of the everyday. Father Lewis, a Maryknoll missioner, was estranged from himself, his church, and his Maryknoll colleagues when he accepted an assignment to teach English to Chinese students in the interior Chinese city of Wuhan. It was a year before the now-infamous massacre in Tiananmen Square. The Misfit tells how the young Chinese Lewis taught saved him from his alienation and revealed that an important dimension in the growth of all human beings lies in accepting their "misfitness" for the unidimensional life that contemporary culture seeks to impose. With the political turmoil of 1980's China always in the background, Lewis and his Chinese students discover eternal truths through the American literature they study and the growing bonds of friendship they share. Reading John Garnder's "Redemption," Emily Dickinson's poetry, and Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find," Lewis and his students discover that they live in "a world without a roof," and the missioner finds himself rescued from estrangement by the humanity all around him."--p.[4] of cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187). |
| ISBN | 1570751226 |
| LCCN | 96-51865 |
| Author | Peake, Ernest Cromwell, 1874-1950Spurling, Hilary |
| Place | London |
| Publisher | The British Library |
| Collection | Ricci Institute [AEC] |
| Edition | |
| Language | English |
| Type | Book |
| Series | |
| Shelf | Admin. Office |
| Call Number | R722.32.P43 A3 2014 |
| Description | 222 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Note | Peake in China : memoirs of Ernest Cromwell Peake / with an introduction by Hilary Spurling. Includes index. Note that Hengyang 衡陽 was known as Hengzhou 衡州 ["Heng-chow"] at this time. Contents: Arrival -- Up the Yang-tse-Kiang to Hankow -- By house-boat to Heng-chow -- Early days -- Digging in -- A call on the Tao-t'ai -- The Chinese doctor -- Preparatory studies -- Some traits in the Chinese character -- Historical and political -- The Boxer rising -- Last years of the Empress-Dowager -- Kuling -- Overland to Canton -- The case of Mr Sung -- The clinic -- Emergency calls -- Research -- The new hospital -- Revolution -- The hospital at Tientsin -- The daily round. |
| ISBN | 0712357416 ; 9780712357418 |
| LCCN | 2014482112 |
