Protestantism in contemporary China / Alan Hunter and Kim-Kwong Chan.

By: Hunter, Alan, 1953-

Contributor(s): Chan, Kim-Kwong, 1958-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in ideology and religion: Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993Description: xix, 291 p. : ill., map ; 22 cmISBN: 0521441617Subject(s): Protestants -- China | China -- Church history | China -- ReligionDDC classification: 280/.4/0951 LOC classification: BR1288 | .H86 1993Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents

Contents:

General editors' preface -- Map -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures and Tables -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The social and political context -- 2. A survey of the Protestant community -- 3. The historical legacy -- 4. Christinaity and Chinese religions -- 5. Varieties of Christian life -- 6. Buddhism and Catholicism -- 7. Into the 1990s -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Summary: This study investigates the historical and political conditions which have contributed to the current state of the Protestant community in China, and the kinds of spirituality and religious life that it has evolved. The authors draw on extensive fieldwork, and offer fascinating insights into the beliefs and practices of a little-documented section of Chinese society. They show that healing, protection, and vengeance by gods have been deep-rooted elements of Chinese religiosity for several hundred years, notions appropriated by Christians who now emphasise the powers of Jesus. Chinese Protestantism is seen to result from an interesting blend of the old and the new, and comparative material is adduced which sets Protestantism side by side with Catholicism and Buddhism, the two religions in China of comparable scope. A wide range of sources are utilised by the authors, and these lead to one of the most complete and detailed surveys of Christianity in China ever produced.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-287) and index.

This study investigates the historical and political conditions which have contributed to the current state of the Protestant community in China, and the kinds of spirituality and religious life that it has evolved. The authors draw on extensive fieldwork, and offer fascinating insights into the beliefs and practices of a little-documented section of Chinese society. They show that healing, protection, and vengeance by gods have been deep-rooted elements of Chinese religiosity for several hundred years, notions appropriated by Christians who now emphasise the powers of Jesus. Chinese Protestantism is seen to result from an interesting blend of the old and the new, and comparative material is adduced which sets Protestantism side by side with Catholicism and Buddhism, the two religions in China of comparable scope. A wide range of sources are utilised by the authors, and these lead to one of the most complete and detailed surveys of Christianity in China ever produced.

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