Tibet: The Roof of the World. Inside the Largest Christian Revival in History (The China Chronicles)

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This book is believed to be the first attempt to present an overview of all Christian activity in Tibet, throughout history. The Tibetan Plateau is mountainous, inaccessible, and vast - three times the land area of the United Kingdom, but with only one-tenth the population. Most Tibetans claim to be Buddhists, but for many Buddhism is a veneer over older, darker beliefs. The spiritual realm is a daily reality in Tibet. There are only a tiny number of Tibetan Christians, but the 'Roof of the World' has a long and remarkable Christian history. Paul Hattaway recounts the stories of the many courageous, tenacious men and women who have attempted to exalt the Name of Jesus Christ in Tibet, against overwhelming odds and in the face of powerful spiritual forces. This is the fourth volume in The China Chronicles, which tells the modern history of the Church in China. Introduction Nestorians in Tibet Antonio de Andrade and the kingdom of Guge Other early Catholics in Tibet 1880s The Moravians 1890s Annie Taylor Petrus and Susie Rijnhart 1900s William Christie 1910s Albert Shelton 1920s Sundar Singh—the Apostle with the Bleeding Feet The Jiarong Victor Plymire 1930s Frank Learner 1940s The story of the Tibetan Bible 1950s 1960s and 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Tenzin Lahkpa The future of the Church in Tibet Appendix Map of Christians in the Tibet Autonomous Region Map of China’s Christians Table of Christians in the Tibet Autonomous Region Table of people groups in Greater Tibet Selected bibliography Contact details