China's Millions

Series: Studies in the History of Christian Missions (SHCM). In China's Millions veteran historian Alvyn Austin presents a compelling historical narrative of the China Inland Mission (now the Overseas Missionary Fellowship) -- the first history of the CIM by an outsider -- including 36 never-before-published illustrations and maps from the CIM/OMF archives. In the course of his sweeping survey Austin examines a remarkable array of subjects from the visionary charismatic sect-leader Pastor Hsi to the wordless book a missionary teaching device that fit perfectly with Chinese color cosmology to the opium-soaked aftermath of the North China Famine of 1877-79.