Maryknoll in China

A history of the Maryknoll missions in China. Jean-Paul Wiest discusses the progression of the China mission from its inception in 1918 to persecution under the Communist regime in starting in 1949 and its historic consequences.

Jean-Paul Wiest received his Ph.D. in Chinese History from the University of Washington. He is co-editor of The Catholic Church in Modern China (Orbis) and author of many scholarly articles on the history of missions in China and the Chinese church today.