The "inscrutably Chinese" church : how narratives and nationalism continue to divide Christianity / Nathan Faries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faries, Nathan, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Church history--20th century.

China.

Church history.

Christianity--China.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

viii, 309 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2010]

Summary:

The 'Inscrutably Chinese' Church will move readers nearer to the Chinese Christian experience, help foreign readers to see more clearly how Chinese Christians view their government and themselves in relation to those ruling powers. It is the division between insider points of view and those from the outside to which the subtitle of this book refers, and this is a gap in understanding which this book attempts to close.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739139578

0739139576

OCLC:

650219933