A new way of belonging : covenant theology, China, and the Christian Reformed Church, 1921 - 1951

Abstract

The greatest strategic significance : choosing China, 1920 -- Practically virgin soil : claiming Rugao, 1921 -- A stage of illusion : early mistakes and conflicts, 1923-1927 -- The sowing period : making contact, the early 1930s -- Red letter days : planting a church, mid-1930s -- The furnace of affliction : the war years, 1937-1949 -- A real Chinese Christian church : the church in Rugao, 1950-1966