- 388 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Consistently referenced as a reliable source on the "Nestorian" missionary movement, this historical account of that movement is a necessary volume for anyone interested in the missionary work of the Eastern Church. Stewart's engaging account has remained fresh through the years and remains a standard reference on the topic.
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Table of contents
- DEDICATED TO
- FOREWORD
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHRONOLOGY
- INTRODUCTION
- I . THE CHURCH IN PERSIA ; ITS MISSIONARY CENTRE
- II. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN NESTORIAN MISSIONARY ACTIVITY. PERSECUTION - MONASTIC BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOLS
- III. NESTORIANISM IN ARABIA
- IV. EXPANSION IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN ASIA
- V. SYRIAN CHRISTIANS OF SOUTH WEST INDIA
- VI. NESTORIAN MISSIONARY ACTIVITY IN FURTHER ASIA
- VII. NESTORIAN SINO-SYRIAC MONUMENT AT HSI-AN-FU AND THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA AND JAPAN
- VIII. SEMIRYECHENSK CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS
- IX. FACTORS IN NESTORIAN DECADENCE. PERSECUTION - DECEPTION - COMPROMISE
- X. ADDITIONAL FACTORS IN NESTORIAN DECADENCE. EXTERMINATION BY MONGOLS AND TAMERLANE - ABSORPTION BY ROMAN CATHOLICISM
- XI. BY-PRODUCTS OF NESTORIANISM
- XII. PRESENT CONDITIONS. CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX A. THE NAME
- APPENDIX B. THE BIBLE OF THE NESTORIANS AND THE SPREAD OF ALPHABETIC WRITING AND CULTURE
- APPENDIX C. THE JACOBITES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX