Opening China : Karl F.A. G�utzlaff and Sino-Western relations, 1827-1852 /
Jessie Gregory Lutz.
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008.
- xix, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Studies in the history of Christian missions .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-358) and index.
The changing context of Sino-Western relations and Protestant missions, 1807-1851 -- Youth in a turbulent Germany and an expanding West -- Independent missionary -- The multiple roles of nineteenth-century missionaries -- The West learns about China : Karl G�utzlaff's Western-language writings -- Translating Christianity for China -- New horizons -- Karl G�utzlaff and the Chinese Union -- Karl G�utzlaff, Chinese Christians, and the Chinese heterodox communities -- Karl G�utzlaff : "parson and pirate, charlatan and genius"?