In the early 19th century,Robert Morrison and William Milne,the first Protestant missionaries to China,commenced The Ultra-Ganges Missions,formally kicking off the Protestant missions in China and Southeast Asia.The U...In the early 19th century,Robert Morrison and William Milne,the first Protestant missionaries to China,commenced The Ultra-Ganges Missions,formally kicking off the Protestant missions in China and Southeast Asia.The Ultra-Ganges Missions not only marked a major milestone for the early missionary works of Protestantism,but also fueled the rise of Chinese modern press with its China-oriented periodicals such as The Chinese Monthly Magazine and The Indo-Chinese Gleaner.Based on the history of Protestantism in the 18th and 19th centuries,this article examines the origin of The Ultra-Ganges Missions and its periodical publication,in order to provide reference to the studies of Chinese Protestantism and China’s periodical press.展开更多
文摘In the early 19th century,Robert Morrison and William Milne,the first Protestant missionaries to China,commenced The Ultra-Ganges Missions,formally kicking off the Protestant missions in China and Southeast Asia.The Ultra-Ganges Missions not only marked a major milestone for the early missionary works of Protestantism,but also fueled the rise of Chinese modern press with its China-oriented periodicals such as The Chinese Monthly Magazine and The Indo-Chinese Gleaner.Based on the history of Protestantism in the 18th and 19th centuries,this article examines the origin of The Ultra-Ganges Missions and its periodical publication,in order to provide reference to the studies of Chinese Protestantism and China’s periodical press.
