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Introduction -- The religious background of the Chinese -- The outstanding characteristics of Christianity and the bearing of these upon the possible acceptance of Christianity in China -- Christianity in China before the Mongol dynasty -- Christianity in China under the Mongols -- The age of European discoveries and the resumption of Roman Catholic missions -- The progress of Roman Catholic missions from the death of Ricci to the Reverses caused by the controversy over the rites -- The beginning of retarded growth: its beginning to its end -- Methods and results of Roman Catholic missions in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries -- The Russian Orthodox church in China in the 17th and 18th centuries -- The renewed expansion of Europe: the Industrial revolution, the revival of Catholic missions, and the religious and missionary awakening among protestants -- The beginnings of protestant missions to China -- The first war Between China and Great Britain and its aftermath -- The war with Great Britain and France and the second group of treaties -- The T'ai P'ing rebellion -- The gradual Penetration of China by missionaries -- Russian missions in the 19th century -- Reform and reaction -- China in a time of reorganization --