Pengarang: Kathleen L. Lodwick

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Opium addiction in China during the closing decades of the Ch’ing dynasty afflicted all segments of society. From government officials to farmers, the population fell prey to the effects of the drug. …

For Margaret Moninger—a brilliant, fun-loving, and dedicated young woman from Iowa—a career as a missionary in China promised adventure and the chance for responsibility and authority denied most Ame …

<p>’;The story of the foreign missionaries who served in China between 1809 and 1949 is one of fervent religious commitment and of the loss of faith, of determined perseverance and of angry …

Opium addiction in China during the closing decades of the Ch’ing dynasty afflicted all segments of society. From government officials to farmers, the population fell prey to the effects of the drug. …

For Margaret Moninger—a brilliant, fun-loving, and dedicated young woman from Iowa—a career as a missionary in China promised adventure and the chance for responsibility and authority denied most Ame …