The Soaring Crane: Stories of Asian Lutherans in North AmericaThis inspirational new book tells the story of Asian Lutherans in North America. A stirring witness to the work of the Holy Spirit in the church and the community. |
Contents
The Other Shore | 1 |
Seeking the Way | 15 |
Missionaries at Home | 33 |
Another Beginning | 41 |
Moving Ahead | 59 |
Generation One | 77 |
Generation Two | 91 |
A Giant Step | 105 |
A Different Landscape | 139 |
Something New | 147 |
On the Move | 165 |
Asian LutheranismWhich Way? | 183 |
Mission Blueprint | 193 |
Epilogue A New Horizon | 205 |
Notes | 207 |
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