Linda Banks, Robert Banks

Children of the Massacre (eBook, ePUB)

The Extra-ordinary Story of the Stewart Family in Hong Kong and West China

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Early morning on 1 August 1895, a group of armed insurgents attacked a remote mission station in China. An Irish couple, Robert and Louisa Stewart, and two of their young children were murdered. Three other children were wounded but escaped, while three older boys were away at school in England. From their early years, the six surviving Stewart children, most of whom were born in China, believed they had "unfinished business" there. One after another, each returned to their adopted country, where they founded and served schools, churches, student hostels, and hospitals. Their visionary contributions took place against the backdrop of the Nationalist Revolution, anti-Western demonstrations, and the Japanese invasion and occupation of China. More than seventy-five years ago, Bishop R. O. Hall of Hong Kong stated: "the story of the Stewart family needs to be told!" This thoroughly researched volume finally documents the lives and legacy of one of the most impressive families in missionary history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781666720365
• Artikelnr.: 62832879

Autorenporträt

Linda Banks has worked as a teacher, university chaplain, and pastor and presently concentrates on writing. Robert Banks has taught theology and history at universities and seminaries in various countries, and written several award-winning books. Their deep interest in China and its people has resulted in a number of visits over the years. They are members of the Yale-Edinburgh Group on World Christianity and History of Mission. Together they have written two earlier books on Australian women missionaries in China, View from the Faraway Pagoda (2013), and They Shall See His Face (2018).