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

Published Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2023 ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 335 pages) : map Contents 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 Summary "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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 19, 2022) Subject Missions, American -- China -- History -- 19th century Missions, American -- China -- History -- 20th century Christian history -- China -- 19th century Christian history -- China -- 20th century Missions -- Educational work -- China -- History -- 19th century Missions -- Educational work -- China -- History -- 20th century Women in missionary work -- China -- History -- 19th century Women in missionary work -- China -- History -- 20th century Christianity Intellectual life -- Western influences Missions, American Missions -- Educational work Women in missionary work SUBJECT China -- Intellectual life -- Western influences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90000677 Subject China Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2022029436 ISBN 1439911622 9781439911624

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