03470nam a2200589Ii 4500 ocn867732728 OCoLC 20200709060023.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140108s2011 iluab ob 001 0ceng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9780830868612 (electronic bk.) 0830868615 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)867732728 672275 (N$T) a------ f------ BR1700.3 .N65 2011 BIO 018000 bisacsh REL 015000 bisacsh 276 B 22 N$TA Noll, Mark A., 1946- Clouds of witnesses : Christian voices from Africa and Asia / Mark A. Noll and Carolyn Nystrom. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, [2011] ©2011 1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations, maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 8, 2014). Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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. Christian biography Asia. Asia Church history 20th century. Christian biography Africa. Africa Church history 20th century. Christian biography. fast (OCoLC)fst00858936 Africa. fast (OCoLC)fst01239509 Asia. fast (OCoLC)fst01240495 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / History bisacsh 1900 - 1999 fast Church history. fast (OCoLC)fst01411629 Electronic books. Nystrom, Carolyn. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=672275 EBSCOhost EBSC 672275 cpp6067 02 N$T 54220 54220