Date of Award
4-22-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Christian Studies
First Reader
Dr. Terry Carter
Second Reader
Dr. Doug Nykolaishen
Third Reader
Dr. Bethany Hicks
Abstract
Karl Gutzlaff’s successes in the mission field of China are useful for missionaries to learn about due to how he transformed missional methodology by assimilating into Chinese culture and becoming fluent in Chinese, but so are his failures. His failures, like becoming involved with the illegal opium trade, help missionaries to avoid certain pitfalls they might face in the mission field and learn from Gutzlaff’s mistakes.
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Recommended Citation
Beehn, Delaney, "Karl Gutzlaff: The Life and Legacy of My 7th Great-Grandfather as the First Lutheran Missionary to China" (2025). Honors Theses. 985.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/985
