Charles w forman editor (2 risultati)
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: A Spectrum Book / Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1967
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- Prima edizione
Da: Theoria Books, Andover, MA, U.S.A.Theoria Books
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Aggiungi al carrelloSoft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. 146 pp., viii. '1' in number line. Frontispiece Mercator Map of Africa and Asia. Primary source readings with Editor's Introductions. From rear cover): "Curiosity, fear, humor, and courage take on human shapes in the accounts of Christians in Asia and Africa from the sixteenth century t…o the present. Selected by [Editor] the writings collected [in this book] reveal the dramatic story of the Christian encounter with Asia, the South Pacific, and Africa--a story also serving to illuminate some of the major historic events that shaped the past five centuries--from the first hostile confrontation of missionary and slave trader in Africa to the important role that Christian belief has played in African nationalist movements, and from Magellan's spectacular conversion of a powerful Asian king and his 800 subjects in 1521 to the ordeal of Catholics and Protestants in Communist China today." Wrappers with front cover illustration of an Asian woman in Kimono, wearing a necklace with small white Christian cross. Contents divided into 28 Chapters in 4 Parts: I. ANCIENT CHRISTIANITY IN THE ANCIENT NON-CHRISTIAN WORLD (1) "The Ethiopian Church"; II. THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES: EXPERIMENTATION AND RIGIDITY (2) "The Most Radical Experiment"; (3) "Testing the Strength of the New Christianity"; (4) "Western Domination in ' Asia's Only Christian Country' "; (5) "Conservatism of Asia's Oldest Protestant Church"; (6) "The Eighteenth Century Stagnation of Asian Christianity"; III. THE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES: EXPANSION AND INVOLVEMENT: [I] New Western Missions and New Non-Western Churches (7) The Life of the Pioneer Missionary"; (8) "The Circumstances of Conversion"; (9) "The Attempt to Impose Western Standards"; (10) "The Nature of ' Mass Movements ' in Asia"; [II] Variations and Modifications of Christianity (11) "A Chinese Deviation"; (12) "An Indian Reinterpretation"; (13) "Non-Western Forms of Evangelism"; (14) "The Involvement of Christianity in Traditional Social Structures"; (15) "New Patterns for the Appropriation of Christianity ; [III] Christian Social Service (16) "The Mission School"; (17) "The Mission Hospital"; (18) "Christian Social Reform Movements"; IV. THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY: CONFRONTATION AND SELF-ASSERTION: [I] The Confrontation with Nationalism (19) "Christianity Under Nationalist Attack"; (20) "Christianity, The Champion of Nationalism"; (21) "Christianity as a Tool of Nationalism"; (22) "Christianity, the Foundation of Nationalism"; [II] Confrontation with Communism (23) "Resistance to Communism"; (24) "Cooperation with Communism"; [III] Indigenous Expressions of Christianity (25) "The Independent African Churches"; (26) "The Christian Family in Non-Western Culture"; (27) "Responsibility in Society"; (18) "Pioneers of Christian Unity"; Conclusion, pp. 140-141; Further Readings, pp. 143-146. Thin line surface crease on bottom edge front cover from bottom right corner to midpoint (2 3/4"), where a small nick to edge issued in small diagonal surface crease upward left from point of contact (only cover through title page exhibits [decreasing] echo of impact), else As New: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); nugatory rubbing wear at spine ends; NO remainder marks; Previous owner name and purchase date discreetly at top left inside front cover. Clean text. Essentially, looks UNREAD, UNUSED. Solid copy.
The Bookman Christmas Number 1932 / Philip Henderson "London: A Study In Perspective The City seen by the Poets" / W Francis Aitken "The Pageant Of London London Characters in English fiction" / E Beresford Chancellor "Londinium Triumphans" / Francis Warson "John Locke: The Common-Sense Philosopher" / L Aas "Bjornstjerne Bjornson" / Muriel Kent "Kenneth Grahame: A Modern Magcian" / Winifred Holtby "Novels Of Thge Year 1932" / R S Forman "First Novels Of The Year 1932" / Edgar Holt "Translations Of The Year 1932" / Graham Sutton "Plays Of The Year 1932" / Charles Davy "Films Of The Year 1932" / Alfred Tresidder Sheppard "Historical Works Of The Year 1932" / Geoffrey Grigson "Poetry Of 1932" / Collin Brooks "Political Biography Of The
Hugh Ross Williamson (editor) / Philip Henderson "London: A Study In Perspective The City seen by the Poets" / W Francis Aitken "The Pageant Of London London Characters in English fiction" / E Beresford Chancellor "Londinium Triumphans" / Francis Warson "John Locke: The Common-Sense Philosopher" / L Aas "Bjornstjerne Bjornson" / Muriel Kent "Kenneth Grahame: A Modern Magcian" / Winifred Holtby "Novels Of Thge Year 1932" / R S Forman "First Novels Of The Year 1932" / Edgar Holt "Translations Of The Year 1932" / Graham Sutton "Plays Of The Year 1932" / Charles Davy "Films Of The Year 1932" / Alfred Tresidder Sheppard "Historical Works Of The Year 1932" / Geoffrey Grigson "Poetry Of 1932" / Collin Brooks "Political Biography Of The Year 193
Editore: Hodder & Stoughton, 1932
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- Rivista/periodico
Da: Shore Books, London, Regno UnitoShore Books
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Aggiungi al carrelloSoft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 396 pages. Illustrated. Philip Henderson "London: A Study In Perspective The City seen by the Poets" / W Francis Aitken "The Pageant Of London London Characters in English fiction" / E Beresford Chancellor "Londinium Triumphans" / Francis Warson "John Locke: The Common-Sense Philosopher" / L Aa…s "Bjornstjerne Bjornson" / Muriel Kent "Kenneth Grahame: A Modern Magcian" / Winifred Holtby "Novels Of Thge Year 1932" / R S Forman "First Novels Of The Year 1932" / Edgar Holt "Translations Of The Year 1932" / Graham Sutton "Plays Of The Year 1932" / Charles Davy "Films Of The Year 1932" / Alfred Tresidder Sheppard "Historical Works Of The Year 1932" / Geoffrey Grigson "Poetry Of 1932" / Collin Brooks "Political Biography Of The Year 1932 / Frank Rutter "Art Books Of Thew Year 1932" / Hermon Ould "English Music Of The Year 1932" / Gilbert Armitage "Criticism Of The Year 1932" / Rev. R Birch Hoyle "Religious Books Of The Year 1932" (SL#273).
