Author: Weijing Lu
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 080478678X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
This path-breaking book examines the broad cultural, social, and gender meanings of the "faithful maiden" cult in late imperial China (1368–1911). Across the empire, an increasing number of young women or "faithful maidens," defied their parents' wishes and chose either to live out their lives as widows upon the death of a fiancé or killed themselves to join their fiancé in death. The book analyzes the familial conflicts, government policies, ideological controversies, and personal emotions surrounding the cult. Concentrating on the dramatic acts of spirit wedding and suicide, the faithful maidens' unique code of conduct, and the extraordinary life journey of "virgin mothers," Lu documents the ideological, psychological, cultural, and economic aspects of these young women's mentality and behavior, and the implications of this behavior for their families and the broader society. The book's narrative of the faithful maiden cult interweaves late imperial political, cultural, social and intellectual history, thus, providing a new window onto the history of the late imperial period.
True to Her Word
True to Her Word
Author: Weijing Lu
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804758086
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive study of faithful maidenhood in late imperial China from the vantage points of state policy, local history, scholarly debate, and the faithful maiden’s own subjective point of view.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804758086
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive study of faithful maidenhood in late imperial China from the vantage points of state policy, local history, scholarly debate, and the faithful maiden’s own subjective point of view.
True to His Word
Author: Jon Bloom
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802475604
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
What if you’re struggling to believe that God is truly faithful? The Bible teaches that God is always faithful, that He’s always TRUE to HIS WORD. Saints throughout history have affirmed it, and hymns and worship songs celebrate it. But what if it doesn’t look that way to you? You’re not alone. The Bible is full of examples of God’s children struggling to trust him in seasons of disappointment, discouragement, danger, disaster, depression, and deep grief—only to see God’s faithfulness to them manifest in surprising ways. These meditations are designed to help you grow in your ability to recognize God’s faithfulness in places you may not typically look, at times you don’t expect, and in providences—especially the most disturbing and devastating ones—that often don’t look like God’s faithfulness. Because the more you see it, the more wonderful God’s faithfulness becomes to you. And the more you’ll realize that “all the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness” (Psalm 25:10). Because God is faithful, we can fight the good fight . . . one day at a time, by trusting that He will always be true to His Word.
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802475604
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
What if you’re struggling to believe that God is truly faithful? The Bible teaches that God is always faithful, that He’s always TRUE to HIS WORD. Saints throughout history have affirmed it, and hymns and worship songs celebrate it. But what if it doesn’t look that way to you? You’re not alone. The Bible is full of examples of God’s children struggling to trust him in seasons of disappointment, discouragement, danger, disaster, depression, and deep grief—only to see God’s faithfulness to them manifest in surprising ways. These meditations are designed to help you grow in your ability to recognize God’s faithfulness in places you may not typically look, at times you don’t expect, and in providences—especially the most disturbing and devastating ones—that often don’t look like God’s faithfulness. Because the more you see it, the more wonderful God’s faithfulness becomes to you. And the more you’ll realize that “all the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness” (Psalm 25:10). Because God is faithful, we can fight the good fight . . . one day at a time, by trusting that He will always be true to His Word.
True to His Word
Author: Gregg Lewis
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830859624
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
This gripping story history of Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) begins more like an ending when an unknown, single, middle-aged, British-woman Missionary, was forced to flee China when Communists moved in. Grieving the heart-breaking conclusion of what she'd believed was her life-long calling, Wetherell Johnson's journey home to England collided with a Divine appointment when five California women asked her to teach them more about the Bible. She agreed and that Bible study with five women grew into an organization which exploded into a movement that now ministers to hundreds of thousands of students every week and has impacted the lives of millions of people in countries around the world including the Republic of China. Told through a big family photo album pasted together and held in place with a fascinating narrative thread, God's faithfulness through His plans, will touch your heart and renew your passion for His Word.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830859624
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
This gripping story history of Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) begins more like an ending when an unknown, single, middle-aged, British-woman Missionary, was forced to flee China when Communists moved in. Grieving the heart-breaking conclusion of what she'd believed was her life-long calling, Wetherell Johnson's journey home to England collided with a Divine appointment when five California women asked her to teach them more about the Bible. She agreed and that Bible study with five women grew into an organization which exploded into a movement that now ministers to hundreds of thousands of students every week and has impacted the lives of millions of people in countries around the world including the Republic of China. Told through a big family photo album pasted together and held in place with a fascinating narrative thread, God's faithfulness through His plans, will touch your heart and renew your passion for His Word.
To Him that Overcometh
Author: Franklin Pierce Johnson
Publisher:
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Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Publisher:
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Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Imprisoned Freeman
Author: Helen Smith Woodruff
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Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The High School Quarterly
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Category : Education, Secondary
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Category : Education, Secondary
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
HOW HE WON HER: A Sequel to ''Fair Play''
Author: MRS. E. D. E. N. SOUTHWORTH
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Hound Dog True
Author: Linda Urban
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547558694
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
The author of the acclaimed "A Crooked Kind of Perfect" comes the story of a fifth-grade girl who begins to see how one small, brave act can lead to a friend who is hound dog true.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547558694
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
The author of the acclaimed "A Crooked Kind of Perfect" comes the story of a fifth-grade girl who begins to see how one small, brave act can lead to a friend who is hound dog true.
A Heroine of France: The Story of Joan of Arc
Author: Evelyn Everett-Green
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040826664
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040826664
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description