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Weifang (Shandong) – Japanese Internment Camp

2016/11/092023/04/08 Prof Ron Christian, history, Internment, Japanese, LeDAoYuan, photo, Presbyterian, Shantung, Weifang, Weihsien

Before arriving in Shandong Province and searching for the memorial to Eric Liddell, I had read a fascinating account of

Reflections on Life

My Thoughts the Morning After…

2016/11/092017/09/30 Prof Ron America, American, Britain, Canada, Election, history, UK, USA, Western

Last evening, as the results of the American election were being reported on TV, I sent this short byline to

East West History Reflections on Life

Connections: American Election and Traditional Values

2016/08/012021/01/03 Prof Ron Agape, Canada, Chengdu, China, Christian, church, Endicott, Enguang, history, John Wesley, Methodist, missionary, Sichuan

Exploration of relationship between the American election of 2016 with basic Christian values that flow from such early leaders as John Wesley and the influence of Methodists in America and elsewhere.

China--Locations Early Christian Misions in China East West History

Zhenjiang Memorial to Hudson Taylor

2016/07/142020/04/24 Prof Ron China Inland Mission, Christian, church, CIM, historic, history, hudson taylor, Hudson Tower, James Hudson Taylor, Jiangsu, memorial, missionary, photo, taylor, xuan de, xuande, Zhenjiang

Dr James Hudson Taylor was a famous personality in the early modern period of contacts between China and Western nations. Annually, for three years, starting in 2014, I was able to trace the development of a new memorial to Taylor and his China Inland Mission center of operations in Zhenjiang. See photos and related articles.