Title
A new history of Christianity in China [electronic resource] / Daniel H. Bays.
ISBN
9781444342833 (electronic book)
9781444342840 (electronic book)
9781405159548
9781405159555
Publication Details
Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 241 p.) : ill.
Call Number
BR1285 .B39 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
275.1/08
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
"In this new book, one of the world's the leading writers in the field, 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. Bays expertly tracks the expansion of Christianity in China from the seventh century to the present day, charting how a religion first brought into China by a foreign mission has been adapted by the local population into part of their religious landscape. Beginning with the Nestorian mission in the seventh century, Bays presents a bold reinterpretation which reveals a process that was closely bound up with national and local politics. The account moves through the expansion of Christianity in the Dynastic era, its survival under fire in the mid-1900s, and the growth of the Chinese Church from the end of the Cultural Revolution to the early twenty-first century. The book concludes with an examination of the way in which China is both similar to and different from other non-Western societies-for example Africa, Korea, Indonesia, and the Pacific Islands-where Christianity is surging. Throughout, A New History of Christianity in China offers a broad scope and incorporates the major scholarship of the last 30 years, weaving a balanced narrative of Christianity's long history in China, tracing its transformation from an imported, Western religion to a thoroughly Chinese religion today"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Series
Blackwell guides to global Christianity
The Nestorian age and the Mongol mission, 635-1368
The Jesuit mission of early Modern times and its fate
Protestant beginnings, Catholics redux, and China's first indigenous Christians, 1800-1860
Expansion and institution-building in a declining dynasty, 1860-1902
The "Golden Age" of missions and the "Sino-Foreign Protestant Establishment," 1902-1927
The multiple crises of Chinese Christianity, 1927-1950
Christianity and the new China, 1950-1966
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.
