Clouds of witnesses
In 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 divers...
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| Glavni autor: | Noll, Mark A., 1946- (-) |
| Ostali autori: | Nystrom, Carolyn (-) |
| Vrsta građe: | Knjiga |
| Jezik: | eng |
| Impresum: |
Downers Grove, Ill. :
IVP Books,
c2011.
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| Izdanje: | Kindle Ed |
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Sadržaj:
- Southern 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�e 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.