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ox theological thinking. again itwas he who gave me wisdom and patience to do whatever i did for his glory. “whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.” (niv, ecclesiastes 9:10)and here is the prayer when i was in the valley of despair: “may the favor of the lordour god rest upon us。 establish the work of our hands for usyes, establish the workof our hands.” (psalm 91:17) it is his faithfulness and unfailing love that urged me towrite the thesis with all my might. my supervisor xu xiaodong did offer me so much help that i feel so grateful tohim. he has lent me over thirty valuable monographs, biographies, anthologies, andcollections of essays. nearly all of the books were bought from abroad at his ownexpense. his fervent love for literature, his relentless pursuit of knowledge, and hismeticulous attitude towards research manifest the personalities and qualities i shouldcultivate as a qualified scholar. whenever i sent him an article he always gave meprecious suggestions that really improved my critical thinking a lot. for many times ifailed to keep my promise, he forgave me and kept encouraging me to pursue mystudies. i give my most genuinely