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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Linda Banks , Robert BanksPublisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.204kg ISBN: 9781532686719ISBN 10: 1532686714 Pages: 146 Publication Date: 10 October 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThese are inspiring testimonies of resilient Christian Australian women whose faith gave them victories in the midst of adversities. With these five stories, Linda Banks has painted vivid scenes that allow the reader to empathize with the situation. Through the Valley of the Shadow helps us understand the realities of China of the late 1800s and into the 1900s. Basically Banks is 'singing' for the unsung women heroes of the missionary movement. Masterful story-telling! --Teresa Chai, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, Baguio, Philippines The stories of these Australian women missionaries are not exceptional, but outstanding when put into the historical context of war-torn China. They brought the Christian gospel to the Chinese people by offering their lives and suffering with them, bringing healing and hope of the love of Christ to them, a really perfect way to demonstrate the love of God to the Chinese people. --Peter Tze Ming Ng, Shanghai University, China These are inspiring testimonies of resilient Christian Australian women whose faith gave them victories in the midst of adversities. With these five stories, Linda Banks has painted vivid scenes that allow the reader to empathize with the situation. Through the Valley of the Shadow helps us understand the realities of China of the late 1800s and into the 1900s. Basically Banks is 'singing' for the unsung women heroes of the missionary movement. Masterful story-telling! --Teresa Chai, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, Baguio, Philippines The stories of these Australian women missionaries are not exceptional, but outstanding when put into the historical context of war-torn China. They brought the Christian gospel to the Chinese people by offering their lives and suffering with them, bringing healing and hope of the love of Christ to them, a really perfect way to demonstrate the love of God to the Chinese people. --Peter Tze Ming Ng, Shanghai University, China Author InformationLinda 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |