알라딘: A New History of Christianity in China (Paperback)

알라딘: A New History of Christianity in China (Paperback) 2011-07-22





Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1 [audio book chapter] 

1. The Nestorian Age and the Mongol Mission, 635–1368 4

2. The Jesuit Mission of Early Modern Times and Its Fate 17

3. [4] Protestant Beginnings, Catholics Redux, and China’s First Indigenous Christians, 1800–1860 41

4. [5] Expansion and Institution-building in a Declining Dynasty, 1860–1902 66

5. [6] The “Golden Age” of Missions and the “Sino-Foreign Protestant Establishment,” 1902–1927 92

6. [7] The Multiple Crises of Chinese Christianity, 1927–1950 121

7. [8] Christianity and the New China, 1950–1966 158

8. [9] The Chinese Church from the End of the Cultural Revolution to the Early Twenty-first Century 183

Appendix [10] : The Russian Orthodox Church and Ecclesiastical Mission in China 209

Bibliography 217

Index 229

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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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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.