Thomas H. Reilly is Professor of Chinese History at Pepperdine University.

• Acknowledgements


• Abbreviations


• A Note on Romanization


• Introduction


• Chapter One: The Mission to China


• Chapter Two: Social Reform and the Campaign to Christianize the Economy


• Chapter Three: The YMCA and the Gospel for the Urban Elite


• Chapter Four: Protestant Youth Save the Nation


• Chapter Five: Resisting Japan, Fighting Imperialism


• Chapter Six: The YMCA and the Protestant Elite Welcome the Revolution


• Epilogue


• Bibliography


• Index

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.