A silk road pilgrimage
Subtitle: discovering the church of the East
By: Richard and Jewel Showalter.
Contributors: Showalter, Jewel, 1948-
Publisher: Herald Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Scottdale, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780836194777
Subjects: Christianity -- Asia; Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages; Asia -- Church history; Silk Road -- Description and travel
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Our journey; title: The ancient Christian movement in Asia; title: Creative access; title: Missionary societies; title: Bridging the barriers; title: House churches and church houses; title: Underground Christians; title: Foreign witnesses and local leadership; title: When does adapting become unfaithful?; title: Christian unity; title: Empire and church; title: Turkish civilization and the ancient church of Asia; title: Opposition and persecution; title: Why did the church disappear?