Salt and Light: Lives of Faith That Shaped Modern China - Dr Carol Lee Hamrin Book

Salt and Light presents the life stories of outstanding Chinese Christians who, as early modernizers, promoted Chinas nation building and moral progress in the early twentieth century. Lively anecdotes and photographs highlight the strong character of ten pioneers in the modern professions of education, medicine, journalism, and diplomacy. These professionals were motivated by faith to introduce practical social reforms and build up Chinas civil society. They modeled and promoted virtues essential to social progress during the "golden age" of Chinese Protestantism. Their stories touch on themes important in todays global era: patterns of cooperation between foreign and Chinese partners, the contributions to China of Western-educated professionals, Christianitys role in furthering East-West understanding and exchanges, and the transnational nature of modern Chinese Christianity: Rong Hong - Visionary for a New China Tang Guoan - Pioneering Chinas Rights Recovery Movement Shi Meiyu - An "Army of Women" in Medicine Fan Zimei - Between Tradition and Modernity Ding Shujing - The YWCA Pathway for Chinas "New Women" Mei Yiqi - University President in Wartime Lin Qiaozi - The Steady Pulse of a Quiet Faith Wei Zhuomin - Bridging National Culture and World Values Wu Yifang - Abundant Life in Training Women for Service Yan Yangchu - Reformer with a Heart for the Village The editors and authors articulate the importance of recovering Chinas Christian heritage as part of world Christianity. :,;,,"",,,!() 1960! ! 1928! ...... 18501950,,,,,,"":"""""",;"",,, ,,""--,,