Hancock, Christopher

Robert Morrison and the birth of Chinese Protestantism / Christopher Hancock. - London ; New York : T & T Clark, 2008. - xii, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index.

Contents: Preparation: 1782-1807 -- Arrival: 1807-08 -- Consolidation: 1808-13 -- Partners: 1813-19 -- Reputation: 1819-23 -- Furlough: 1823-26 -- Finale: 1826-33 -- Death and beyond: 1834-.

Morrison arrived in China in 1807 and masterminded the translation and production of the first Chinese Bible in Mandarin.

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Morrison, Robert 1782-1834


Protestantism--History--China
Missionaries--Great Britain--Biography
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