Songs of the Lisu Hills : : Practicing Christianity in Southwest China / / Aminta Arrington.
The story of how the Lisu of southwest China were evangelized one hundred years ago by the China Inland Mission is a familiar one in mission circles. The subsequent history of the Lisu church, however, is much less well known. Songs of the Lisu Hills brings this history up to date, recounting the un...
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Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | World Christianity ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 14 illustrations/4 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes About the Lisu Language and Its Usage
- Introduction
- Voice
- Chapter 1. J. O. Fraser and the Beginnings of Lisu Christianity
- Chapter 2. Linguistic Borderlands
- Voice
- Chapter 3. The Evangelization of the Nujiang Valley
- Voice
- Chapter 4. Fixing the Boundaries
- Voice
- Chapter 5. The Easter Festival
- Voice
- Chapter 6. "Let's Pray for Each Other"
- Chapter 7. Copying the Bible by Torchlight
- Voice
- Chapter 8. Hymns of the Everlasting Hills
- Voice
- Chapter 9. Building the House of Prayer
- Postscript
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index