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- “Allahu-akbar!” (“God is great!”) – the Great Emperor Akbaron Mar 21, 2012 in Pre-modern / Imperial IndiaIn the year 1582, a letter arrived for King Philip II (1527 – 1598) of Spain. Part of the letter read as follows:“As most men are fettered by bonds of tradition, and by imitating ways followed by their fathers, ancestors, relatives and acquaintan...
- “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 1a)on Feb 22, 2012 in Christianity in China“People of the Western Ocean (Europeans), should they propagate in the country the religion of the Lord of Heaven, or clandestinely print books, or collect congregations to be preached to, and thereby deceive many people, or should any Tartar or Ch...
- “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 1b)on Feb 21, 2012 in Christianity in China(Continued from previous part)Sichuan ProvinceLocation of Sichuan Province in ChinaThe southwestern province of Sichuan, being a remote province far from the imperial capital and coastal ports, saw a relatively later introduction of Catholic Christia...
- “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 2)on Feb 20, 2012 in Christianity in ChinaIn the previous part of this article, you have read about the situation and status of Catholic Christianity in the 1700s right up to the mid-1800s when the unequal treaties between several Western powers and Qing China were signed. Despite the fact t...
- “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 3a)on Feb 19, 2012 in Christianity in ChinaAt the turn of the 19th century, the far-sighted missionary vision of one man brought Protestant Christianity into an ancient and elaborate civilization that was still openly hostile to the message of the gospel. Taking a leap of faith at the crossro...
- “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 3b)on Feb 18, 2012 in Christianity in China(Continued from previous part)Upon arrival in Shanghai, the first thing that Taylor sought to do was to look for a suitable location to establish an operations centre from which the CIM could be administrated. Two cities came to his mind immediately:...
- “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 4)on Feb 17, 2012 in Christianity in ChinaIn the preceding part of this article, you have read about the establishment of the China Inland Mission under Hudson Taylor, as well as its various successes and challenges that shaped it to be what it was by the turn of the 20th century. Indeed, Ta...
- “For the sake of China’s Millions!” – Christianity in the Late Qing Dynasty (Part 5)on Feb 16, 2012 in Christianity in ChinaHudson Taylor’s arrival in China and the subsequent establishment of the China Inland Mission (CIM) marked a whole new era in the spread of Christianity in China, unparalleled in the empire’s millennia-long history. No other missionary organizati...
- History of Chess (Part 1)on Jan 24, 2012What do you think the three things above have in common? Any ideas?No doubt they are all board games, and popular are they too. But that’s not the only similarities that the three of them share. Any other ideas as to what they may possibly have in...
- History of Chess (Part 2)on Jan 23, 2012So, after reading about the basic rules and layout of Western, Chinese and Japanese chess in the first part of this article (if you did read them at all), did you realize any striking similarities between them?Doesn’t it seem too much of a coincide...
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