-This volume, telling the story of how one North American ecumenical foundation learned to move from a 'missions' stance to one of 'partnership, ' is at once informative, intriguing, and instructive for anyone curious about or interested in the development of contextual theological education and scholarship in China and Southeast Asia. It traces the efforts of Protestant churches and educational institutions emerging from World War II, revolution, and colonization to train an indigenous leadership and to nurture theological scholars for the political, cultural, and religious realities in which these ecclesial bodies find themselves.- -- Greer Anne Wenh-In Ng, Professor Emerita, Victoria University in the University of Toronto