Mission and Revolution in Central Asia - Svenska Missionskyrkan
Mission and Revolution in Central Asia - Svenska Missionskyrkan
Mission and Revolution in Central Asia - Svenska Missionskyrkan
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Foreword by Ambassador Gunnar Jarr<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Preface by the author<br />
I. Eastern Turkestan – An Isolated Country <strong>and</strong> Yet a Meet<strong>in</strong>g Place<br />
1. A Geographical Survey<br />
2. Different Ethnic Groups<br />
3. Scenes from Everyday Life<br />
4. A Brief Historical Survey<br />
5. Religious Concepts among the Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Rulers<br />
6. The Religion of the Masses<br />
7. Eastern Turkestan Church History<br />
II. Explor<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>Mission</strong> Field 1892 -1900. From N. F. Höijer to the Boxer<br />
Upris<strong>in</strong>g<br />
1. An Un-known <strong>Mission</strong> Field<br />
2. Pioneers<br />
3. Diffident <strong>Mission</strong>ary Endeavours<br />
4. Sven Hed<strong>in</strong> – a Critic <strong>and</strong> a Friend<br />
5. Real Adversities<br />
III. The Foundation 1901 – 1912. From the Boxer Upris<strong>in</strong>g to the Birth of the<br />
Republic.<br />
1. New <strong>Mission</strong>aries Keep Com<strong>in</strong>g to the Field <strong>in</strong> a Constant Stream<br />
2. <strong>Mission</strong> Medical Care is Organized<br />
3. The Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Branch of the <strong>Mission</strong> Develops<br />
4. The Bible Dispute<br />
5. Start<strong>in</strong>g Children’s Homes<br />
6. The Republican Frenzy Reaches Kashgar<br />
7. The Results of the Found<strong>in</strong>g Years<br />
IV. Stabilization 1912 – 1923. From Sjöholm’s Inspection Tour to the First<br />
Persecution.<br />
1. The Inspection of 1913<br />
2. The Eastern Turkestan Conference<br />
3. The Schools – an Attempt to Reach Young People<br />
4. The Literary Work Transgress<strong>in</strong>g all Frontiers<br />
5. The Church is Tak<strong>in</strong>g Roots<br />
6. The First World War – Seen from a Distance<br />
7. The Russian <strong>Revolution</strong> Had Far-Reach<strong>in</strong>g Consequences for the <strong>Mission</strong><br />
8. Severe Blood Lett<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Mission</strong>ary Group<br />
9. Everyday Life of the <strong>Mission</strong>aries<br />
10. For <strong>and</strong> Aga<strong>in</strong>st the Eastern Turkestan <strong>Mission</strong><br />
11. The Persecution of 1923<br />
V. “Fields Whiten<strong>in</strong>g to Harvest”. (1924-1932). From the reconstruction of the<br />
Church to an approach<strong>in</strong>g revolution.