Ecclesial diversity in Chinese Christianity
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Ecclesial diversity in Chinese Christianity
(Pathways for ecumenical and interreligious dialogue)
Palgrave Macmillan, c2021
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This volume explores Chinese Christianity-or Chinese Christianities-in a variety of forms and expressions, including those from outside the geopolitical boundaries of mainland China. Advancing a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Chinese churches, the essays collected here engage many historical, sociological, cultural, and theological contingencies. The collection includes historical discussions of the early-20th-century encounters of Protestant and Catholic missionaries in China and the rise of Christianity among Malaysian Chinese and British Chinese communities. Essays examine the thinking of K. H. Ting (or Ding Guangxun), often remembered for his leadership in the Three-Self Patriotic Movement in the 1980s-90s, by revisiting his earlier theology and approach to the Bible in the 1930s-50s. These retrospectives give way to contemporary explorations into how Chinese churches negotiate their urban identities amidst the complexities of globalization in Chengdu and Shanghai, as well as in Vancouver, Canada. Taken as a whole, this collection offers close examinations into various aspects of Chinese Christianity's complex picture, helping readers to recognize the many shades and colors of the global Chinese Church.
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Acknowledgements
Introduction: Ecclesial Diversity and Theology in Chinese ChristianityAlexander Chow
Part 1: Missionary Encounters in China1. Christian Missions' Encounter with High Chinese Culture 1900-1914Mark Chapman
2. Catholic Apologetic Mission in Pre-Vatican II China: A Study of Two Chinese Catholic TextsConnie Au
Part 2: New Concerns and New Chinese Churches3. Diasporic Chinese (Huaqiao ) or Multicultural Malaysian? The Challenges of being Chinese and Christian in Malaysia TodayJonathan Y. Tan
4. British Immigration Policies and British Chinese ChristianityAlexander Chow
5. The Politics of Jesus' Love: K. H. Ting, Contextual Interpretation of the Gospels and Images of Jesus in Modern ChinaZhixi Wang
Part 3: Chinese Ecclesial Diversity and the Universal Church6. The Politics of Space: Affect, Church Membership, and Ecclesial Identity in Contemporary Chinese Reformed ChurchesSteven Hu
7. Isolation and Outreach: Christian Churches in Shanghai, and BeyondBenoit Vermander
8. "Fraught" Chineseness: "Chinese Christians" in The Vancouver SunJustin KH Tse
Afterword: Christianity in China: Pathways, Problems and ProspectsPhilip L. Wickeri
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