HENAN: Inside the Greatest Christian Revival in History (book 5)
ISBN 978 1909281 78 3
368 pages.
Published NEW 30/4/2021
£6.99 - £14.99
Paperback, Kindle, Epub
Be careful before starting to read any of Hattaway’s works: You may not be able to put the book down! His energetic, vivid, and fast-moving narratives carry you along. Backed by careful research and supported by notes when necessary, his telling of God’s mighty acts among the Chinese never fails to grip the reader with its drama, pathos, and sheer magnitude, reflecting both the long history and great diversity of this nation and its peoples. (Global China Center. G Wright Doyle)
In The China Chronicles, Paul Hattaway draws on more than 30 years’ experience in China and numerous interviews with church leaders to provide insight into how the Living God brought about the largest revival in the history of Christianity. With more than 18 million believers – the largest number in any province in China – Henan has emerged as the Christian heart and soul of the world’s most populated country. In this book, the fifth in the series, Hattaway records the many attempts to reach the people of Henan with the gospel.
Paul Hattaway, a native New Zealander, has served the Church in Asia for most of his life. He is an expert on the Chinese Church, and author of Operation China, the Revival in China series: Shandong; Guizhou; Zhejiang; and Tibet, and many other books. He and his wife Joy are the founders of Asia Harvest (), which supports thousands of indigenous missionaries and has provided millions of Bibles to spiritually hungry Christians throughout Asia.
Of earlier volumes in the series:
Well-researched … Hattaway’s knowledge of the Chinese Church is encyclopedic … this book is wonderfully challenging. — Patrick Forbes ― Christianity magazine
A welcome contribution … an exciting, whistlestop tour of 150 years of Christian revival and miracles in Shandong Province … there is no shortage of inspiring lives and events. — Lawrence Braschi ― Church Times
Foreword by Moses Xie ix
Reaction from Christians in China x
The China Chronicles overview xiii
Note to the reader xvii
Introduction 1
The Jews of Henan 9
Early Christians in Henan 17
1870s and 1880s 23
1890s 38
1900s 45
Jonathan Goforth 55
1910s 71
1920s 85
Marie Monsen 99
1930s 117
1940s and 1950s 128
1960s and 1970s 136
The Born-Again Movement 155
1980s 179
The Nanyang Church 198
The China Gospel Fellowship 218
1990s 235
The Fangcheng Church 252
2000s 279
2010s 291
The future of the Church in Henan 302
Appendix
Table of Evangelical Christians in Henan (1875–2020) 305
Map of Christians in Henan 307
Map of China’s Christians 308
A survey of Christians in China 309
Table of Christians in Henan 312
Notes 318
Selected bibliography 337
Contact details 344
