Exploring 19th-century medical mission in China: Forging modern roots of Chinese medicine

• Published in: Hervormde teologiese studies Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Author: Zhang, Youheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pretoria African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 2023; AOSIS (Pty) Ltd; University of Pretoria; AOSIS
• Subjects: chinese christianity; christian hospital; Christianity; Clinics; Education; Episcopal churches; Expatriates; Hospitals; Medical colleges; medical mission; Medicine; Medicine, Oriental; Missionaries; missionary society; Religion; Religious missions; China; Beijing China; United Kingdom > UK; Macao; medicine; Chinese Christianity; medical mission; Christian hospital; missionary society

During the 19th century, missionaries profoundly impacted China's social and scientific advancement. Their efforts faced challenges because of deeply ingrained superstitions and polytheistic traditions. Missionaries adopted diverse approaches such as spreading scientific knowledge, establishing...