The Nevius Methods

Authors

Wi Jo Kang, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

6-1-1963

Document Type

Article

Keywords

nevius methods, mission, missionaries, china, christian, presbyterian, underwood, confucianism, evangelists

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The Nevius Methods derive their name from the Rev. Dr. John L Nevius, a Presbyterian missionary to China. Nevius first arrived in Ningpo, China, as he wrote: "'My first home in China was in the city of Ningpo, in the province of Che-Kiang, which place we reached in the spring of 1854." Later (in 1861) Nevius moved to Shantung province, and he became a prominent missionary there. The Rev. Dr. Charles A. Clark called Nevius a prophet of new mission methods. Nevius' views on missions and mission methods first appeared in a series of articles published in the Chinese Recorder in 1885, and in book form they were published by the Presbyterian Press in Shanghai in 1886.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

1 Corinthians 7:20;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Kang, Wi Jo (1963) "The Nevius Methods," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 34, Article 33.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol34/iss1/33