The Missiology of Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck’s fame as a novelist (best known for her beloved book The Good Earth) often overshadowed her original vocation as a Presbyterian missionary and her later role as a social activist. Her Christian values, however, provided an important foundation for humanitarian works. Soojin Chung recently published an article titled “The Missiology of Pearl Sydenstricker Buck” in International Bulletin of Mission Research Vol. 41 No.2. The article underscores Buck’s identity as a missionary and a humanitarian who formed a bridge between the East and the West. The first half of the article delineates her life, and the second half expounds on her missiology in close conjunction with her peer William E. Hocking.