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Book Review: Chinese Women in Christian Ministry: An Intercultural Study

Book Review: Chinese Women in Christian Ministry: An Intercultural Study China Information XX (2) 066503-521 Book Revs 29/6/06 2:56 pm Page 320 chapter is unfinished. Much more empirical detail and thorough analysis should have been provided. Still, it represents a fine start to a very promising research agenda. Though these and certain other chapters are worthy contributions on their own, the volume as a whole does not reflect the rigorous analytical pur- pose and dedication one should expect in serious scholarship. WILLIAM HURST , Chinese Studies, University of Oxford, UK Mary Keng Mun CHUNG, Chinese Women in Christian Ministr y: An Intercultural Study. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2005. 313 pp. with appendices, bibliogra- phy, and index. ISBN: 0-8204-5198-3 (hc). Price: 162.50. [DOI: 10.1177/0920203X06066507] The author adopts quantitative as well as qualitative methods to treat a pop- ular and much debated issue in the social sciences as well as within Christian church circles, that is, the role of women in ministry service. The book is divided into two parts: the historical and the contemporary. Mary Chung skillfully and painstakingly explores the development of women’s involve- ment in evangelical work in China soon after the arrival of Protestant mis- sionaries in the 19th century, through which she lays the historical http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png China Information: A Journal on Contemporary China Studies SAGE

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China Information XX (2) 066503-521 Book Revs 29/6/06 2:56 pm Page 320 chapter is unfinished. Much more empirical detail and thorough analysis should have been provided. Still, it represents a fine start to a very promising research agenda. Though these and certain other chapters are worthy contributions on their own, the volume as a whole does not reflect the rigorous analytical pur- pose and dedication one should expect in serious scholarship. WILLIAM HURST , Chinese Studies, University of Oxford, UK Mary Keng Mun CHUNG, Chinese Women in Christian Ministr y: An Intercultural Study. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2005. 313 pp. with appendices, bibliogra- phy, and index. ISBN: 0-8204-5198-3 (hc). Price: 162.50. [DOI: 10.1177/0920203X06066507] The author adopts quantitative as well as qualitative methods to treat a pop- ular and much debated issue in the social sciences as well as within Christian church circles, that is, the role of women in ministry service. The book is divided into two parts: the historical and the contemporary. Mary Chung skillfully and painstakingly explores the development of women’s involve- ment in evangelical work in China soon after the arrival of Protestant mis- sionaries in the 19th century, through which she lays the historical

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Published: Jul 1, 2006

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