The China We Never Knew

The China We Never Knew

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The Christian Conquest of Asia
A Modest Proposal
Dec 18, 2025 • Dan Reid
A Great Globe Girdled and Enclosed
The Global Imaginary of Nineteenth-Century Missions
Oct 29, 2025 • Dan Reid
The Clock That Held a Secret
By disposition I am resistant to Great Enterprises.
Sep 29, 2025 • Dan Reid
When the Executioner Calls
Considering the Negative Spaces of Terror's Designs
Aug 25, 2025 • Dan Reid
Roland Allen Between Two Encyclopedias
The Siege of the Modern Spirit in Peking
Aug 10, 2025 • Dan Reid
"Such an Incongruous Collection of People It Was."
With Roland Allen, Behind the Barricades: Part 2
Jul 8, 2025 • Dan Reid
The Siege of the Foreign Legations
With Roland Allen, Behind the Barricades: Part 1
Jun 19, 2025 • Dan Reid
The Enigma of Martyrdom
"We would not choose to die now, and in any horrible way...."
Jun 2, 2025 • Dan Reid
The China We Never Knew
The China We Never Knew
We explore China of the late-nineteenth and early- twentieth centuries through the experiences of two generations of Presbyterian missionaries from the American South.
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