TY - GEN N2 - While Protestant Christians made up only a small percentage of China's overall population during the Republican period, they were heavily represented among the urban elite. Chinese Protestant elites adapted both the social message and practice of Christianity so that they were better able to contribute to the building of a New China. 'Saving the Nation' recounts the history of the Protestant elite and their struggle to strengthen and renew their nation. AB - While Protestant Christians made up only a small percentage of China's overall population during the Republican period, they were heavily represented among the urban elite. Chinese Protestant elites adapted both the social message and practice of Christianity so that they were better able to contribute to the building of a New China. 'Saving the Nation' recounts the history of the Protestant elite and their struggle to strengthen and renew their nation. T1 - Saving the nation :Chinese protestant elites and the quest to build a new China, 1922-1952 / AU - Reilly, Thomas H., CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - BR1288 ID - 943311 KW - Protestants KW - Protestantism KW - Protestantism SN - 9780190929534 TI - Saving the nation :Chinese protestant elites and the quest to build a new China, 1922-1952 / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190929503.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190929503.001.0001 ER -