Synopses & Reviews
Wendell Karsen's missionary memoir provides an eyewitness, behind-the-scenes account of Christian witness for civil and religious rights in Taiwan and Hong Kong and for Christian presence through decades of militant Communist atheism in China. The intertwining of personal reflection with historical, cultural, and religious developments provides not only fascinating insight into the joys and dangers of missionary life during the era of the Cold War, but also a new perspective on the challenges facing churches in Asia today. Eugene P. Heideman (Reformed Church in America)
Synopsis
The Church Under the Cross: Mission in Asia in Times of Turmoil is the illustrated two-volume account of Wendell Paul Karsen's more than three decades of cross-cultural missionary work in East Asia.
In one sense a missionary memoir of Karsen's life and ministry in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, and Indonesia, the work also chronicles the inspiring story of the Christian communities Karsen served - churches which struggled to grow and witness under adverse circumstances throughout years of political turbulence and social upheaval.