Brave Son of Tibet
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Brave Son of Tibet

The Many Lives of Robert B. Ekvall

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Brave Son of Tibet

The Many Lives of Robert B. Ekvall

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For centuries, access to Tibet was difficult for geographical and political reasons until missionaries pried it open in the nineteenth century. Their reports provided glimpses of those living behind the towering mountains, hidden from the Western world.One of those missionaries, Robert B. Ekvall (1898-1983), stands out as one of the most illustrious and overlooked alumni of Nyack College (now Alliance University) and Wheaton College. He joined the short list of those who contributed significantly to the evangelization of the Tibetan Buddhist nomads of Northeastern Tibet.After serving two decades as a pioneer missionary-anthropologist on the Gansu-Tibetan border of western China, his career in missions suddenly ended. He was thrust into WWII as a captain in the US Army, a combatant, interpreter, military attache, diplomat, and chief interpreter at the Panmunjom Korea armistice talks in 1953.In the late 1950s, he entered the academic world at the University of Washington, Seattle, before retiring in the 1970s. Adventure, bravery, intrigue, tragedy, and sorrow all describe facets of Ekvall's life. Few missionaries can boast of such a varied career.

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Publisher
Resource Publications
Year
2023
ISBN
9781666769050
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Ministry

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Glossary of Place Names and Abbreviations
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: How Do You Say?
  8. Chapter 2: Learning America
  9. Chapter 3: Steps on the Way
  10. Chapter 4: A Different Future
  11. Chapter 5: Seed Sowing on Stoney Ground
  12. Chapter 6: Forward Slowly
  13. Chapter 7: Return to Reap
  14. Chapter 8: Hurry Up and Wait
  15. Chapter 9: Onward Christian Soldier
  16. Chapter 10: Trek for Two
  17. Chapter 11: Burma Road and Back
  18. Chapter 12: Northward Bound
  19. Chapter 13: Off Again, On Again
  20. Chapter 14: Adventures in Academia
  21. Chapter 15: Heading Home
  22. Appendix: Publications of Robert B. Ekvall
  23. Bibliography