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Title: Yin Ying papers 殷穎文件
Date (inclusive): ca. 1970-2018
Collection Number: 2019C42
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Chinese
Physical Description:
6 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize box
(6.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, notes, and writings, relating to Christianity in China and in Taiwan.
Creator:
Yin, Ying
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2018.
[Identification of item], Yin Ying Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Yin Ying, also known as Joseph Ying Yin, was a Taiwanese Lutheran minister. He was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province, in
1930, and baptized in the 1940s. He retreated to Taiwan with the Chinese Nationalist forces in 1949. Between 1950 and 1952,
he was thrown in the jail by the Nationalist government due to his "progressive and radical" thoughts. After his release from
jail, Yin entered seminaries in Taichung and Kaohsiung, before enrolling in Temple University in Philadelphia. He returned
to Taiwan from the United States in 1962 and served in numerous Christian organizations. Between 1968 and 1982, he headed
the Taosheng Publisher, a noted publishing outfit for Christianity. He also concurrently served as director of The Gospel
Herald (1972-1982), managing director of Lutheranism Universal Church in Asia (LUCIA) (1983-1986), and was a member of the
publicity department of the Lutheranism World Federation (LWF) (1978-1984). He played a key role in inviting Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to visit Taiwan in October 1982. In 1998, Yin founded the Christian Literature Program for
China in California. He passed away in 2018.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Yin Ying papers include correspondence, notes, and writings related to Christianity in China and in Taiwan.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Christianity -- China
Christianity -- Taiwan