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Opening China: Karl F.A.Gutzlaff and Sino-western Relations, 1827-1852 (Studies in the History of Christian Missions)

Opening China: Karl F.A.Gutzlaff and Sino-western Relations, 1827-1852 (Studies in the History of Christian Missions)

by JessieG.Lutz (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

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Synopsis

Foreword by Robert Eric Frykenberg I wanted to know more about this fascinating, conflicted man. How could one be so arrogant, insecure, linguistically talented, pious, and yet willing to assist the opium trade; impatient with authority and yet able to hold an office with the Hong Kong administration for a decade; an ardent Protestant evangelist and yet willing to act as a scout for British troops during the Opium War?

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 364
 Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Published: Jan 2008
ISBN 10: 080283180X
ISBN 13: 9780802831804

Media Reviews
Daniel Bays
Calvin College
In this fine book, a worthy addition to a distinguished series, Jessie Lutz gives us the most insightful portrait yet of the enigmatic Karl Gutzlaff genius, entrepreneur, salesman, charlatan, and missionary extraordinaire who with his indefatigable energy participated in every issue that arose during his twenty years in China. As a bonus, Lutz weaves the remarkable personal story of Gutzlaff together with very astute discussion and analysis of many aspects of early Sino-Western relations between 1830 and 1860: trade and opium, China and the West's limited knowledge of each other, early Bible translations and the importance of language skills, foreign links with Chinese society, and dynamics of the foreign community itself. Opening China contains the accumulated wisdom of one of our very best and most respected China scholars.
Catholic Historical Review
Here is a subtle, thorough, balanced, and scholarly assessment of an unusually energetic, gifted, and controversial China missionary. . . . The specialist and the generally interested will find much here to fascinate and provoke.
Lutheran Quarterly
This is clearly the most comprehensive work available on Gutzlaff. . . . Fills a significant gap in mission historiography.
Mission Studies
Opening China is authoritative and full of insights, and it is highly readable from beginning to end. It should be essential reading for anyone interested in Chinese mission history and the early development of Sino-Western interactions.
Church History
Lutz s compelling study of Gutzlaff and his checkered contribution to the shaping of Sino-Western relations adds immensely to our understanding of the complex religious and political dynamics of this pivotal era.