Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots; Or, Life in Korea

Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots; Or, Life in Korea
Author: Lillias H. Underwood
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2021-05-19
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

Fifteen Years Among The Top-Knots: Or Life In Korea is an autobiography by Lillias Horton Underwood. She was a physician and Presbyterian missionary in Korea and presents here her missionary work coupled with a view into Korean traditions.

Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots

Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots
Author: L. H. Underwood
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2015-07-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781440069420

Excerpt from Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots: Or Life in Korea IT may be said at once, that Mrs. Underwood's narra tive of her experience of Fifteen Years Among the Top Knots constitutes a book of no ordinary interest. There is no danger that any reader having even a moderate sympathy with the work of missions in the far East will be disappointed in the perusal. The writer does not undertake to give a comprehensive account of missions in Korea, or even of the one mission which she represents, but only of the things which she has seen and experienced. There is something naive and attractive in the way in which she takes her readers into her confidence while she tells her story, as trustfully as if she were only writing to a few relatives and friends. Necessarily she deals very largely with her own work, and that of her husband, as of that she is best qualified to speak. Everywhere, how ever, there are generous and appreciative references to the heroic labors of associate missionaries. Nor does she confine these tributes to members of her own mission. Some of her highest encomiums are given to members of other missions, who have laboured and died for the Gos pel and the cause of humanity in Korea. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots

Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots
Author: Lillias Horton Underwood
Publisher: Nabu Press
Total Pages: 834
Release: 2014-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781293481585

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Fifteen Years Among The Top-knots: Or, Life In Korea Lillias Horton Underwood American tract society, 1904 Korea; Missions

Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots, Or, Life in Korea

Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots, Or, Life in Korea
Author: Lillias Horton Underwood
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230262154

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVIII PRESENT STATUS OF MISSIONS IN KOREA. Present Status of Missions--Wonderful Progress--Education for Girls--Medical Missions--Denominational Comity--Christianity Spreading--Individuals at Work--Christian Heroes-- Character of Korean Christians--How the Work Grows-- Christian Influence--Training Classes--Circuit Work--Statistics-- Rapid Extension--Evangelistic Work -- Joy and Triumph--The Nation being Evangelized. What has been previously written in this book regarding missions has become ancient history already in the swift onward march of events in Korea. Great political changes have occurred, referred to elsewhere, and these have doubtless been used in the Providence of God to turn the people toward the American teachers whom they have learned to trust. They have been humiliated, afflicted, distressed and perplexed and in their trouble and anxiety they have been eagerly searching on all sides for some light on a dark problem. Their cry has been, "What shall we as a nation do to be saved?" Some of their advisers have said, "Educate your people;" others, "Make friends with English and Americans;" others again have said, "Our old religions have never helped us. Perhaps this doctrine taught by the missionaries is the truth. If so, we have for centuries been offending the Almighty. He has permitted this curse to fall upon us. Let us hasten to repent and obey and worship only Him and perhaps He will be gracious and rePRESENT STATUS OF THE PEOPLE 301 store to our nation her ancient place and name and deliver us." But whatever the remedy suggested, the relief seemed to lie, for one cause or another, as was said in a previous chapter with the missionaries, and so the people have been groping, reaching out lame hands of faith towards...

A History of Protestantism in Korea

A History of Protestantism in Korea
Author: Dae Young Ryu
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2022-03-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000539024

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Protestant Christianity in Korea. It outlines the development of Christianity in Korea before Protestantism, considers the introduction of Protestantism in the late nineteenth century and its widening and profound impact, and goes on to discuss the situation up to the present. Throughout the book emphasises the importance of Protestantism for Korean national life, highlights the key role Protestantism has played in Korea’s social, political, and cultural development, including in North Korea whose first leader Kim Il Sung was the son of devout Protestant parents, and demonstrates how Protestantism continues to be a vital force for Korean society overall.

Global Christianity and the Early Letters of Horace G. Underwood

Global Christianity and the Early Letters of Horace G. Underwood
Author: James Jinhong Kim
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2022-03-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666715719

Who was Horace G. Underwood, and what possible significance could another missionary of the nineteenth century have to help us rethink our approach to global Christianity and mission in the twenty-first century? As the first Protestant missionary to set foot in Korea, “the last hermit kingdom,” Underwood is regularly credited with Christianity’s unparalleled success and continuing fervent presence in Korea today, including its corps of over 27,000 fulltime missionaries in 170 countries around the globe, second only to the US in the number of missionaries sent to foreign lands. But as extraordinary as his journey to Korea may have been for this arguably most under-recognized Protestant missionary of all time, it may be his journey from it that offers us vital insights for the future of missions. From the making of Underwood through his formative years in England, France, and America, to the Neo-Confucian culture he encountered among the people in Korea, this book culminates with the presentation and analysis of his previously unknown private letters from the years between 1884 and 1898, showing us the gradual process of interculturation he himself underwent as a missionary that allowed him to discover and encourage glocal—global yet local—expression of faith in Korea.