From Pagan to Christian by Lin Yutang (1959 Hardcover) Vintage Heinemann UK 1960

Description: From Pagan to Christian: The Personal Account of a Distinguished Philosopher's Spiritual Pilgrimage Back to Christianity by Lin Yutang (1959 Hardcover) Published by William Heinemann Ltd. Printed in Great Britain by The Windmill Press Ltd. Kingswood, Surrey CONDITION: *PLEASE READ* Good condition. Significant wear to dust jacket. Modest wear to coverboards. Minor pencil writing on endsheets (that could likely be erased). Errant pen mark p. 43. Small stain pp 41-52. Otherwise Very Good condition. Spine is straight and in very good structural condition. No obvious damage to binding or paper. No creases or additional writing not already mentioned. Pages have aged in uniform to a very pleasant cream color and ink has held bold and clear. Pictures are of the actual item you will receive. Any flaws not mentioned are not intentional. Please view pictures carefully. SHIPS ASAP WITH WRAPAROUND CARDBOARD BACKING OVER ARCHIVAL PAPER IN WATERPROOF POLY MAILER via USPS MEDIA MAIL If you have any questions about the item please do not hesitate to ask. DESCRIPTION: (from Amazon) Lin YuTang, world-renowned philosopher and scholar, here sets down for the ﬁrst time the full story of his conversion from paganism to Christianity, providing an exciting account of a modern man’s spiritual pilgrimage. From the days of his youth in a small Chinese village, the author describes for us the formative sights and sounds—as well as the stimulating thoughts—which ﬁlled his inquiring and perceptive mind. The wisdom and glory of the East ﬁlled the days of his adolescent life in Peking and gradually coaxed the young student away from the Christian faith into which he had been born. Then began a series of adventures in belief as the maturing man made his way through the visionary worlds of the great minds of the Orient. The words of Confucius, Mencius, Laotse, Chuangtse, and Buddha trace out the path as Dr. Lin weighs one philosopher after another in his constant striving for religious truth. But it is not until he returns to the faith of his father that he can say, “The world of Jesus is the world of sunlight by comparison with that of all the sages and philosophers and the schoolmen of any country. Like the Jungfrau which stands above the glaciers in the world of snow and seems to touch heaven itself, Jesus’ teachings have that immediacy and clarity and simplicity which put to shame all the other efforts of men's minds to know God or to inquire after God.” The return to Christianity of Lin Yutang, the gentle and enormously wise philosopher whose books have delighted American readers for years is surely one of the most signiﬁcant “conversions” of our times. Dr. Lin calls his experience in quest of his faith “an exciting voyage". “ As of his own description, he turned pagan. Now on the pages, he describes his journey back, not only to the Christian Church but to a vital Christian experience saying, ‘Only Jesus, and no one else, could bring us to direct knowledge of God." —Daniel A. Poling

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