Noll, Mark A.,  1946- <br/><br/>
Clouds of witnesses :  Christian voices from Africa and Asia / 
Mark A. Noll and Carolyn Nystrom. 
 - Downers Grove, Ill. :  IVP Books,  c2011. 
 - 286 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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 Wadé 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. 
<br/><br/> 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 diversity of contexts. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780830838349 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010040603 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christian biography--Asia.<br/>Christian biography--Africa.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Asia--Church history--20th century.<br/>Africa--Church history--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR1700.3  / .N65 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>276  B