Imperial to International : A History of St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong /

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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. Today, it has drawn in other Hong Kong communities, becoming a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wolfendale, Stuart
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, 2013
Series:Sheng Kung Hui: historical studies of Anglican Christianity in China.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
St. John's Cathedral (Hong Kong, China) > History.
Anglican Communion > China > Hong Kong > History.
Cathedrals > China > Hong Kong.
Hong Kong (China) > Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • 1. List of Chaplains, Deans and Bishops
  • 2. List of Stipendiary Assistant Chaplains and Chaplains
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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