Daniel H. Bays

A New History of Christianity in China (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A New History of Christianity in China, written by one of the world's the leading writers on Christianity in China, looks at Christianity's long history in China, its extraordinarily rapid rise in the last half of the twentieth century, and charts its future direction. * Provides the first comprehensive history of Christianity in China, an important, understudied area in both Asian studies and religious history * Traces the transformation of Christianity from an imported, Western religion to a thoroughly Chinese religion * Contextualizes the growth of Christianity in China within national and local politics * Offers a portrait of the complex religious scene in China today * Contrasts China with other non-Western societies where Christianity is surging

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444342840
• Artikelnr.: 38308970

Autorenporträt

Daniel H. Bays is currently Professor of History and Director of the Asian Studies Program at Calvin College in Michigan. Previously he taught at the University of Kansas for 30 years. He is the author of several books on Chinese Christian history.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. The Nestorian Age and the Mongol Mission, 635
1368. 2. The Jesuit Mission of Early Modern Times and Its Fate. 3. Protestant Beginnings, Catholics Redux, and China's First Indigenous Christians, 1800
1860. 4. Expansion and Institution
building in a Declining Dynasty, 1860
1902. 5. The "Golden Age" of Missions and the "Sino
Foreign Protestant Establishment," 1902
1927. 6. The Multiple Crises of Chinese Christianity, 1927
1950. 7. Christianity and the New China, 1950
1966. 8. The Chinese Church from the End of the Cultural Revolution to the Early Twenty
first Century. Appendix: The Russian Orthodox Church and Ecclesiastical Mission in China. Bibliography. Index.