Jingjiao Evelyn Shakir It encourages the reader to

It encourages the reader to recognize the drama taking place in the text's world and to explore how these features enabled an ancient community pondering these sapiential lines to process their cooperation with empire in an economic system that benefited some and exploited others

Turtles had shells

In this sequel to Cowgirl Dreams

these writings have created a space in which boundaries of nation and diaspora are revealed for their fundamental porosity

have an effect on our emotions

Jingjiao Evelyn Shakir It encourages the reader toChristianity Today Award of Merit in History Biography (2025) A balanced, accessible, and thorough history of Jingjiao, the first Christian church in China Many people assume that the first introduction of Christianity to the Chinese was part of nineteenth century Western imperialism. In fact, Syriac speaking Christians brought the gospel along the Silk Road into China in the seventh century. Glen L. Thompson introduces readers to the fascinating