The "inscrutably Chinese" church : how narratives and nationalism continue to divide Christianity /
The first half of the twenty-first century promises to be a time of great change for the Christian church in the PeopleOs Republic of China. The situation is complex and fluid, and the information gap between those on the inside and those outside of China is still significant, though shrinking. The...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
©2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: "inscrutably Chinese" narratives
- The "true face" of the Chinese church
- National narratives from outside China
- National narratives from within China
- Missionary stories from the past
- "Missionary" stories from contemporary China
- Literary narratives from before China's reform era
- Foreign travelers in the new China
- Chinese-American voices and living White males
- Pre-modern and modern literature
- Reform era writers test the waters
- Shi Tiesheng and Bei Cun dive into the deep end
- The narratives of Chinese Christianity
- Conclusion: cause for hope amid unresolved tensions.