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Imperial to international : a history of St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong /

Founded in 1849, St John's Cathedral is the oldest, neo-gothic cathedral in East Asia and China's oldest surviving, still-operating Anglican church. In its early decades, the cathedral was the center of Hong Kong colonial life. In the twenty-first century, it has drawn in other Hong Kong c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wolfendale, Stuart
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2013]
Colección:Sheng Kung Hui: historical studies of Anglican Christianity in China.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by Paul Kwong
  • Introduction
  • Genesis, 1841-1850
  • Imperial parish, 1850-1873
  • Quiescence and struggle, 1873-1906
  • The search for substance, 1902-1927
  • The making of a cathedral, 1927-1941
  • Out of darkness, 1941-1953
  • Shedding colonialism, 1953-1976
  • Towards an international church, 1976-1992
  • Into the 'Chinese century'
  • Appendices. List of Chaplains, Deans and Bishops ; List of Stipendiary Assistant Chaplains and Chaplains.