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100 1 _aNoll, Mark A.,
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245 1 0 _aClouds of witnesses :
_h[manuscript] :
_bChristian voices from Africa and Asia /
_cMark A. Noll and Carolyn Nystrom.
260 _aDowners Grove, Ill. :
_bIVP Books,
_cc2011.
300 _a286 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 1 _aSouthern 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 Wad| 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
520 _aIn 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.
650 0 _aChristian biography
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650 0 _aChristian biography
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700 1 _aNystrom, Carolyn.
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