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| Titre : | Chosen for Choson (Korea) : Life of Robert Jermain Thomas (Choe Nam Hun) |
| Auteurs : | Stella Price, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Essex [USA] : Emmaus Road Ministries, 2011 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-9799060-1-5 |
| Format : | xiii + 110 p. / Photos N&B |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | LI (Biographies de missionnaires) |
| Résumé : |
Chosen for Choson is a biography of a young Welshman, Robert Jermain Thomas, who left his homeland in 1863 with his new bride, Caroline, to share the Gospel of Christ in the Far East.
Thomas was feisty, strong-willed, and charismatic—not unusual characteristics for a Welshman. But this distinctiveness of character led this young man to serve the ordinary people of China and Korea in an extraordinary manner. But, regrettably, his determined, passionate attitude also lead to a life that was cut off, unexpectedly and tragically. Mystery and intrigue surrounded the boat, SS General Sherman, on which Thomas traveled to Korea. Thomas, himself, refused to inform his friend, Madame Morache, of its import. Scholar, writer, and long time missionary to Korea, Samuel Hugh Moffett, says of Thomas: “A man with such a dramatic, intense commitment that led to martyrdom is worthy of growing into a legend.” Thomas’ colleagues were sometimes ambiguous about his attitude, yet Anson Burlinghame, the American Charge d’Affaires to China, 1867, wrote these encouraging words to Thomas’ father following Robert’s death: “Your son was most favourably known at the Legations and by the Missionaries of the East. He was a remarkable scholar, and when he died a great light went out.” Author, Stella Price, traces the Welsh influences on Thomas’ life, his labor in the mission field in both China and Korea and eventually moves beyond this human drama to the effects of his martyrdom on the future of Christendom in Korea. Thomas’ legacy reverberates throughout the present Korean Christian Church and its call to share the Gospel throughout the world. |
| Note de contenu : |
1. The Letters
2. The State of Affairs in China & Korea 3. Events Which Led Thomas to Korea 4. Unconventional Marriage Plans 5. The Welsh Influences on the Life of RTJ 6. His Call to the Mission Field 7. From Gravesend to China 8. Death of his “Dear Carrie” 9. A Thomas Desperate for Change Reveals his Incompatibility with Muirhead 10. Thomas’ Hasty Decision to Resign from the LMS 11. Importance of Chefoo 12. Thomas’ First Missionary Journey to Korea 13. The Admiral’s Request 14. Waiting for the Admiral’s Ship 15. 21st Century Question 16. Aboard the Sherman 17. Tragedy or Triumph 18. Korean Reaction to the Sherman Incident 19. Thomas’ Mission Speaks Louder in Death 20. Thomas’ Legacy 21. Pyongyang & Revival 22. The Light Remains Bright |
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