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New York 1928, Intl. Missionary Council. Red cloth, 8 volume set:424+225+305+208+167+272+126+180p.,unusually bright,clean & solid copy, a sharp set unused, 9.5 x 13 cm., paper spine labels. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION . *** *** *** . . . A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY BY THE LEADING . . . EXPONENTS, SCHOLARS, MISSIONARIES & REVERENDS . . . ON CHRISTIANITY, CONFUCIANISM, BUDDHISM, ISLAM, . . . HINDUISM & MEDICAL MISSIONS . . . FOUND IN . . . JAPAN, CHINA, KOREA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA &c. . . *** WRITTEN BY LEADING SCHOLARS, EXPONENTS, MISSIONARIES & REVERENDS : The set is a "Who's Who" of the mission world's most authoritative and respected scholars: John Leighton Stuart, Kenneth J. Saunders, A.K. Reischauer, W.A. Eddy, Rufus M. Jones, Robert E. Speer, John A. McKay, J.H. Oldham, Luther A. Weigle, Galen M. Fisher, John Hope, Edmund De Schweinitz Brunner, John R. Mott, Rev. Cheng Ching Yi, David Z.T. Yui & William Paton, to mention just a few ! . * CONTENTS OF THE 8 VOLUME SET: . Vol.1: THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE IN RELATION TO NON-CHRISTIAN SYSTEMS OF THOUGHT AND LIFE. Addresses Christianity: vs. Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism & Islam. Religious values in Confucianism. Secular Christian tasks, case for evangelization. . * Vol.2. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. China, Japan, India, Ceylon, Africa and others. . * Vol.3. THE RELATION BETWEEN THE YOUNGER AND OLDER CHURCHES. Covers Burma, India & Ceylon. . * Vol.4. THE CHRISTIAN MISSION IN THE LIGHT OF RACE CONFLICT. Collection of papers including the religious and social status of the American Negro, racial relations in South Africa, and status of Oriental immigrants to America and Canada. . * Vol.5. THE CHRISTIAN MISSION IN RELATION TO INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS. Covers China, Japan, India, Asia, Africa, Latin America. . * Vol.6. THE CHRISTIAN MISSION IN RELATION TO RURAL PROBLEMS. Covers examples of the work of Christian missions rural church, economic, social & religious conditions in Korea, China, India, Asia & Africa. . a. Kenyon L. Butterfield: CHRISTIANITY AND RURAL CIVILIZATION, 31p. . b. William J. McKee: EXAMPLES OF THE WORK OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN RURAL AREAS, 54p. [China, India, Africa, Near East] . c. Thomas J. Jones: FACTORS OF A PROGRAMME FOR RURAL MISSIONS, 11p. . d. Edmund D.S. Brunner: RURAL KOREA: A Preliminary survey of economic, social and religious conditions, 108p. [A major and comprehensive article on Korea] . f. Edmund D.S. Brunner: ADDITIONAL PAPERS: Enquiries regarding the Christian Church in rural China, 3p. . g. Edmund D.S. Brunner: RURAL INDIA AND THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 39p. . h. Edmund D.S. Brunner: RURAL ASIA: A summary statement, 15p. Far East: Japan, Tibet, Mongolia]. . i. Kenyon L. Butterfield: RECORD OF THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Introductory address, 9p. . j. K.T. Paul: ACCOUNT OF THE DISCUSSION, 5p. . k. STATEMENT: Adopted by the International Missionary Council Meeting at Jerusalem, 1928, 15p. . * Vol.7.INTERNATIONAL MISSIONARY CO-OPERATION. Resolutions, constitutions of [among others]: China, Japan, India, Burma, Ceylon, Australia, W. Asia, N. Africa, Latin America &c. . * Vol.8. ADDRESSES AND OTHER RECORDS. Essays on China, India, S. America, Persia, India, the Jews &c. . *** ADDITIONAL CONTENTS: By and large, most volumes contains index, some also contain: maps, charts, statistics, appendices & bibliographies. . Each volume is a monograph, together the corpus is an excellent reference source, factual, statistical, with researched essays based on field work. Each volume is a standalone resource. . *** THE FIRST & ONLY ORIGINAL EDITION: The set was simultaneously published in 1928, London and New York. The contents are identical in all copies, bindings may differ. . *** CONDITION: Please read and select the copy carefully, not all are the same. . *** NOTE REGARDING EX-LIBRARY COPIES: We have described their condition in as much room as possible for each unique copy. In general terms, ex-library copies may also have had removed pockets from the inside back covers, various labels, s.
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