John Song

Working with never before used sources, this groundbreaking book paints the picture of a man who struggled alongside his Chinese contemporaries to find a way to save their nation. With sharp storytelling, Ireland reveals how Song reformulated the Christian faith so that it was transformative and transferrable throughout China and Southeast Asia.

Supranumit Billy Sunday of China pentru numarul uimitor de oameni pe care i-a condus la Hristos, John Song a captat imaginatia generatiilor de cititori. Povestea sa, asa cum a devenit populara in Occident, avea elemente memorabile, daca nu neaparat adevarate: Song a fost convertit in timp ce studia la New York la Union Theological Seminary in 1927, dar profesorii sai modernisti l-au plasat intr-un azil de nebuni din cauza fundamentalism; dupa eliberare, s-a intors in China si a atras multimi enorme in timp ce a introdus sute de mii de oameni in vechea religie. In John Song: Modern Chinese Christianity and the Making of a New Man, Daryl Ireland sustine imaginile conventionale ale lui John Song si crestinismul chinez conservator teologic.