September 7, 1807: English missionary Robert Morrison, 25, becomes the first Protestant missionary in China. Catholic missionaries beat Protestants by some 225 years—Jesuit Matteo Ricci first arrived in 1582 (see issue 52: Hudson Taylor).
September 7, 1807: English missionary Robert Morrison, 25, becomes the first Protestant missionary in China. Catholic missionaries beat Protestants by some 225 years—Jesuit Matteo Ricci first arrived in 1582 (see issue 52: Hudson Taylor).
As layoffs mount amid economic uncertainty, lots of us are looking for work. Here’s how to approach the process.
CT reported on the assassination of a president, a Supreme Court ban on Bible-reading in schools, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
A conversation with printmaker Ned Bustard on what traditions teach about the joy of generosity.
The Bulletin
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Ukrainians are wary of any plan that gives Moscow its “Christmas wish list.”