Textbook
A New History of Christianity in ChinaISBN: 978-1-4051-5955-5
Paperback
256 pages
August 2011, ©2011, Wiley-Blackwell
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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