ZHEJIANG: Inside the greatest christian revival in history (book 3)
ISBN 978 1909281 74 5
272 pages.
Published 4/4/2021
£6.99 - £13.99
Paperback, Kindle, Epub
‘In one six-week period in November and December, more than four hundred church buildings were bulldozed to the ground.’
Zhejiang, a prosperous eastern province, is home to the highest percentage of Christians in China. This volume describes how God established His kingdom there. The region contains so many churches that it has earned the nickname ‘the Jerusalem of China’.
The Church in Zhejiang made great sacrifices during the Cultural Revolution. From just one city, 48 church leaders died for their faith. The Communists earmarked Zhejiang as a ‘religion-free zone’, yet Jesus Christ is worshipped today by more than thirteen million people throughout the province.
This is the third volume in The China Chronicles, which tells the modern history of the Church in China. The series is designed to inform the wider world of the astonishing work of the Holy Spirit in the world’s most populous country.
Paul Hattaway has served as a missionary in China for thirty years, gradually gaining the trust of Christian leaders throughout the country. He is the author of numerous books, and is founder and director of the mission agency Asia Harvest.Audience:
Documenting incredible stories of faith against the backdrop of the great sweep of history in China, this book – like the two before it – is eminently readable and offers a unique insight into the story of the evangelical church in the country. — David Adams ― Sight Magazine
Foreword by Moses Xie
The China Chronicles overview
Introduction ix xi
Early Christians in Zhejiang 9
1840s 12
1850s 20
1860s and 1870s 35
1880s 51
1890s 61
1900s 74
1910s and 1920s 91
1930s 102
1940s and 1950s 114
1960s 124
1970s 136
1980s 149
Miao Zizhong—the Cedar of Lebanon 164
1990s 174
2000s 191
2010s 208
The future of the Church in Zhejiang 226
Appendix
Evangelical Christians in Zhejiang (1843–2020) 231
Map of Christians in Zhejiang 233
Map of China’s Christians 234
A survey of Christians in China 235
Table of Christians in Zhejiang 238
Notes 241
Selected bibliography 254
Contact details 257
